U.S. Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) filed articles of impeachment against Attorney General Pam Bondi today, while House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) subpoenaed her over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
The impeachment bill alleges a variety of offenses, including perjury in congressional testimony, defiance of federal court orders, abuse of investigatory and prosecutorial authority, defiance of the Epstein Files Transparency Act and defiance of the Oversight Committee’s subpoena to release the full, unredacted Epstein files.
It’s being co-sponsored by Reps. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Dave Min (D-CA) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI).
“Pam Bondi is complicit in the most egregious coverup in American history, hiding documents that reveal a young woman reported being sexually assaulted by Donald Trump when she was just a minor and spying on members of Congress performing their constitutional oversight duties,” said Ansari. “Bondi’s actions are not only disgusting and wrong, they are also illegal, in direct violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act and her oath of office. She must be held accountable and impeached immediately.”
“Under the corrupt leadership of Attorney General Bondi, the Department of Justice has lost the trust of the American people,” said Foushee. “Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse –– as well as Renée Nicole Good, Alex Pretti and their families –– deserve justice, and the American people deserve better. Congress must fulfill its constitutional obligation and remove Bondi from her position immediately.”
“The Attorney General of the United States is entrusted with one of the most solemn responsibilities in our democracy: to enforce the law fairly, impartially and without political influence,” said bill author Lee. “Instead, Pam Bondi is breaking the law to protect pedophiles and prosecute Trump’s political opponents. This is about accountability, transparency and justice. We deserve a justice system that serves the people, not one that is weaponized for political gain.”
Comer’s subpoena requires Bondi to appear for a closed-door deposition on April 14.
“The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (Committee) is reviewing the possible mismanagement of the federal government’s investigation of Mr. Jeffrey Epstein and Ms. Ghislaine Maxwell, the circumstances and subsequent investigations of Mr. Epstein’s death, the operation of sex-trafficking rings and ways for the federal government to effectively combat them, the ways in which Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell sought to curry favor and exercise influence to protect their illegal activities and potential violations of ethics rules related to elected officials,” wrote Comer in the subpoena.
“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.”
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