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Former Attorney General Pam Bondi Testifies in House Epstein Probe

Former US Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the House Oversight Committee on Friday for closed-door questioning regarding the handling of Jeffrey Epstein's case files.

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Closed-Door Testimony

Former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before House lawmakers on Friday as part of an investigation into the sexual abuse cases of Jeffrey Epstein. The proceedings took the form of a closed-door transcribed interview conducted by the House Oversight Committee.

Bondi's appearance marks her first return to Capitol Hill since her departure from the Department of Justice. The hearing focused specifically on her handling of the Epstein files and the process surrounding their release.

Scrutiny of Case Files

Lawmakers are using the probe to examine what has been described as the administration's "botched release" of the Epstein case files. The investigation seeks to determine how the Justice Department managed the documentation related to the convicted sex offender.

According to reports, the interrogation could prove "politically fraught" as members of the House Oversight Committee question the decisions made during Bondi's tenure as the nation's top prosecutor.

Context of Departure

The testimony occurs approximately one month after President Donald Trump ousted Bondi from her role as attorney general. Other reports confirm that her removal from the position took place in April.

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  4. 4.Wuwf — Former AG Pam Bondi to testify before Congress over handling of the Epstein files
  5. 5.Apnews — Pam Bondi faces a closed-door questioning from House lawmakers over the Epstein files
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Verified all claims against source snippets. The previously flagged soften fix landed correctly — the draft now reads "could prove 'politically fraught'" which matches source [^7]'s conditional language ("could be in for"). All citations check out: closed-door transcribed interview [^3][^6], House Oversight Committee [^3][^5][^6], "botched release" language [^5], April ouster [^2][^4], and ~one month after ouster [^1]. No fabricated quotes, no unsupported claims, no single-source saturation issues.

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