WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Oversight Committee formally subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi to appear on April 14 to answer questions about her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Republican Rep. Nancy Mace introduced the motion to subpoena Bondi.

James Comer, the Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, wrote in the subpoena letter that the committee is investigating possible mismanagement of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. "The Committee has questions regarding the Department of Justice's handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and his associates and its compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act," Comer wrote. "As Attorney General, you are directly responsible for overseeing the Department's collection, review, and determinations regarding the release of files pursuant to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and the Committee therefore believes that you possess valuable insight into these efforts," he wrote.

The subpoena comes after President Donald Trump signed into law legislation in November passed by Congress compelling the Justice Department to release all material from its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. The Justice Department released millions of documents related to its investigations into Epstein.

Mace accused the Justice Department of a cover-up in releasing the Epstein files. Lawmakers accused the Justice Department of failing to obscure some identifying information about Epstein's survivors while protecting the identities of individuals who were not victims. The Justice Department failed to redact the names of Jeffrey Epstein's victims in released files.

A Justice Department spokesperson defended the department's actions. "This subpoena is completely unnecessary," the spokesperson said. "Lawmakers have been invited to view the unredacted files for themselves at the Department of Justice, and the Attorney General has always made herself available to speak directly with members of Congress," the spokesperson said.

Bondi and the Trump administration have received pressure from lawmakers of different political affiliations to release all documents related to the Epstein investigation. Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared before the House Oversight Committee last month.