Tag Archives: House Oversight Committee

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear before the House Oversight Committee next week to answer questions about the Justice Department’s handling of the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to committee officials. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said Wednesday that the Department of Justice …

The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify next month as part of its investigation into the Justice Department’s handling of records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, intensifying a politically charged probe that has drawn bipartisan scrutiny. The subpoena compels Bondi to appear for …

The United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform voted Wednesday to subpoena Pam Bondi, the U.S. attorney general, to testify as part of its investigation into the federal government’s handling of the case involving convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The committee approved the subpoena following a motion introduced …

Former President Bill Clinton on Friday denied any knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes during a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee, marking the first time a former U.S. president has been compelled to testify to Congress. “I had no idea of the crimes Epstein was committing,” Clinton said in …

Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate and convicted co-conspirator of financier Jeffrey Epstein, invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a closed-door virtual deposition with the House Oversight Committee on Monday, according to Chairman James Comer and lawmakers who attended the session. “This is obviously very disappointing,” Comer, a Kentucky …

The House Oversight Committee voted Wednesday to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress after the couple refused to appear for closed-door, transcribed depositions tied to the panel’s investigation into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The resolution …

The Republican-led House Oversight Committee on Tuesday declared that President Joe Biden’s autopen-signed pardons and commutations are “void”, alleging that the former president’s cognitive decline was so severe he may not have personally authorized them. In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, the panel urged the Justice Department to …

The Republican-led House Oversight Committee said Monday it has obtained documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate — including the disgraced financier’s so-called “birthday book,” which Democrats claim contains a letter President Donald Trump allegedly signed for Epstein’s 50th birthday in 2003. Ranking Democrat Robert Garcia posted an image on X of …

The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday released thousands of files it has received from the Justice Department on the sex trafficking investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, bowing to growing bipartisan pressure to make more of the case public. But the release — posted in a sprawling Google Drive …

The Justice Department will begin turning over records related to Jeffrey Epstein to Congress on Friday, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) announced Monday, following weeks of pressure from Democrats and some Republicans demanding more transparency into the disgraced financier’s case. “Officials with the Department of Justice have informed …

The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday rejected a proposal from Ghislaine Maxwell’s legal team seeking immunity and clemency in exchange for her public testimony before Congress, intensifying political and legal tensions surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Maxwell’s attorneys had sent a letter earlier in the day to Oversight Chairman James …

In a significant bipartisan move, the House Oversight Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement voted Wednesday to subpoena the Department of Justice for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender whose network of political and celebrity ties continues to fuel public interest. The motion, introduced by …

Democrats on Tuesday elected Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) to serve as the party’s top member on the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, marking a notable generational shift in a key role central to oversight of President Donald Trump and government accountability. At 47, Garcia becomes one of the …

Jimmy Williams A House Oversight Committee hearing on Thursday night turned into a chaotic exchange of insults over members’ appearances and intelligence, drawing strong criticism from leaders of both parties. The hearing aimed to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. Garland had refused to release an audio …

Jimmy Williams House Republicans took a significant step toward holding Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress after he skipped a closed-door deposition last month. The House Judiciary Committee and Oversight Committee voted along party lines to recommend contempt charges against the son of President Joe Biden, paving the way for …