Congressional Oversight

House Oversight has subpoenaed former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify about the Justice Department’s missed deadline for releasing Jeffrey Epstein records, a move that followed a formal motion by Rep. Nancy Mace that passed with five Republicans and all Democrats on the committee. The DOJ called the subpoena unnecessary, saying lawmakers have been invited to view unredacted files and that Bondi has been available; Bondi’s deposition is set for April 14 and she and Deputy AG Todd Blanche will give a closed‑door briefing, even as the DOJ’s plan for a rolling release of records appears to conflict with a law requiring full release of unclassified records by Dec. 19, 2025, and after several high‑profile figures including Bill and Hillary Clinton have already testified.

Richard Kahn, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accountant and co‑executor of his estate, told the House Oversight Committee he was “not aware of the nature or extent of Epstein’s abuse until after Epstein’s death” and said he would have quit had he known. Kahn testified he tracked Epstein’s spending—including payments to women and reimbursements he did not view as red flags—and Chairman James Comer said Kahn identified major payers (Les Wexner, Leon Black, Glenn Dubin, Steven Sinofsky and the Rothschilds) and denied seeing transactions to Donald Trump, while Democrats said Kahn admitted to facilitating a fake marriage and impersonating Epstein in bank communications and the committee noted ties to former Israeli PM Ehud Barak and an undisclosed settlement with an accuser who had also referenced Trump.