Lawmakers vow to force Pam Bondi to testify despite ouster

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Source: msn/Axios

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Members of the House Oversight Committee said Thursday they will still fight to enforce their panel's subpoena of Pam Bondi after her removal as attorney general.

Why it matters: Bondi has been a target of congressional investigators in both parties over how she has handled the release of the Justice Department's files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Even some Republicans celebrated her departure Thursday, with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) saying in a statement she "handled the Epstein Files in a terrible manner and seriously undermined President Trump."

Mace, who forced the vote on the subpoena last month, also told Axios: "My subpoena still stands ... I did it by name, not as the sitting Attorney General."

What they're saying: Bondi "will not escape accountability and remains legally obligated to appear before our Committee under oath," said Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the Oversight Committee.

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