Crockett Warns That Dems Will Hold Bondi In Contempt

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said Democrats will push to hold former Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt after she failed to appear for a scheduled deposition tied to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

“Pam Bondi refused to show up for today’s Oversight deposition — defying our lawful subpoena,” Crockett wrote on social platform X.

“We couldn’t care less that she was fired from her job as Attorney General. She is responsible for leading the White House cover-up of the Epstein files,” she continued.

“Since she didn’t show up, Oversight Democrats will move to hold her in contempt of Congress. The survivors deserve justice — and we will get answers. Enough is enough,” Crockett’s post concluded.

Pam Bondi refused to show up for today’s Oversight deposition — defying our lawful subpoena.

We couldn’t care less that she was fired from her job as Attorney General. She is responsible for leading the White House cover-up of the Epstein files.

Since she didn’t show up,…

— Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (@RepJasmine) April 14, 2026

Lawmakers issued the subpoena last month as part of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s probe into documents tied to Epstein.

The demand came before President Donald Trump removed Bondi from her role on April 2.

Her exit from the Justice Department became part of the dispute after officials signaled she would not comply once she was no longer attorney general.

“The Department of Justice has stated Pam Bondi will not appear on April 14 for a deposition since she is no longer Attorney General and was subpoenaed in her capacity as Attorney General,” a committee spokesperson said.

“The Committee will contact Pam Bondi’s personal counsel to discuss next steps regarding scheduling her deposition.”

The deposition request is tied to Congress’ effort to examine how the Justice Department handled Epstein-related materials.

Bondi previously appeared before the House Judiciary Committee in February, where she clashed with lawmakers from both parties over scrutiny of the files.

During that hearing, she dismissed bipartisan pressure as a distraction from the administration’s priorities.

The Justice Department later reversed course on releasing documents after initially moving toward publication.

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Congress had already required the department to make Epstein-related materials public, and officials have produced millions of pages under that mandate.

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the panel’s ranking member, accused Bondi of ignoring legal obligations by failing to appear.

“This subpoena applies to [Bondi] regardless of her title,” Garcia said. “She must appear before the Committee, and if she continues to ignore the law, Oversight Democrats will move forward with contempt proceedings immediately. We will fight until there is true accountability and justice.”

Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.) said Bondi’s refusal amounts to defying a binding order.

“Pam Bondi is once again defying a legally binding subpoena. Regardless of her title, she is required to follow the law, just like any other person in this country,” Lee said.

“I previously moved to hold her in contempt; there’s no reason we cannot try again. Bondi must be held accountable for her handling of the Epstein files, for weaponizing the Department of Justice, and for evading the law.”

Republicans on the committee rejected the push for contempt and accused Democrats of political theater.

“Ranking member Garcia’s outrage today is purely performative,” a spokesperson for the panel’s majority said, calling him a “hypocrite.”

The spokesperson pointed to Bill and Hillary Clinton, saying both had “defied lawful subpoenas for seven months” before complying under threat of contempt.

Lawmakers from both parties have pushed for Bondi to appear for questioning about her role in handling Epstein-related records.

Some have argued that her removal from office does not change the committee’s authority to compel her testimony.

In a letter sent last week, Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) urged Oversight Chairman James Comer to make that position explicit.

“The removal of Pam Bondi as attorney general does not diminish the committee’s legitimate oversight interests in seeking her sworn testimony or the need for accountability and information about files withheld from the public by the DOJ,” they wrote.

We expect Pam Bondi’s deposition to be rescheduled in a timely fashion. Our motion made clear the Committee must issue a subpoena to Pam Bondi, not the occupant of the office of Attorney General of the United States.

Coordinate with her personal attorney, issue an updated…

— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) April 8, 2026

Mace said she expects the deposition to be rescheduled.

“We expect Pam Bondi’s deposition to be rescheduled in a timely fashion. Our motion made clear the Committee must issue a subpoena to Pam Bondi, not the occupant of the office of Attorney General of the United States,” she wrote on X.

Her office reiterated that position Tuesday, saying Bondi was subpoenaed as an individual.

“Coordinate with her personal attorney, issue an updated subpoena if necessary,” Mace added. “But if Pam Bondi continues to refuse to comply, she should be held in contempt.”

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) questioned whether her testimony would provide useful information.

“She’s out. Let’s get somebody in that knows what’s going on,” Burchett said.

“First thing she said was she’s going to release all this stuff that nobody had, and it was stuff everybody had. I just don’t think she — I think she just didn’t have the knowledge of any of that stuff. I think we need to just get it from the department.”

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) said she was not focused on the issue.

“I don’t really give a rip. She’s gone. I mean, what are we going to get from her?” she said.