In Tuesday’s letter, committee chair James Comer explained that Bondi would be required to give a sworn deposition on April 14. Since Trump took office for a second term in 2025, Bondi has faced repeated criticism for her handling of Epstein-related files. In an interview in February 2025, for instance, she told Fox News that Epstein’s “client list” was “sitting on my desk right now”. The Trump administration also faced criticism for failing to deliver on its promise of transparency with regards to the closely watched case. Hundreds of victims have stepped forward in recent years, claiming to have been sexually abused by Epstein, a wealthy and well-connected financier who died in his jail cell in 2019. Massie and Khanna have also raised questions about why the Justice Department missed the deadline specified in the law for the Epstein files’ release — and why some documents appeared to be missing from a late January release.