Lawmakers vow to force Pam Bondi to testify about the Epstein files despite her ouster

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.Oversight Democrats have been leading serious investigations into Bondi and Secretary Kristi Noem. If they think we are moving on because they were fired, they are gravely mistaken, he added.Several other Democrats on the panel, including Reps. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) and Summer Lee (D-Pa.), made similar statements.Yes, but: A spokesperson for Oversight Committee chair James Comer (R-Ky.), who opposed the subpoena, was more non-committal on the matter.Since Pam Bondi is no longer Attorney General, Chairman Comer will speak with Republican members and the Department of Justice about the status of the deposition subpoena and confer on next steps, they said.