Bondi Shifts Epstein Files Blame to Blanche, Prompting Subpoena Calls Over 2025 Memo
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Updated · POLITICO · Jun 4
Bondi Shifts Epstein Files Blame to Blanche, Prompting Subpoena Calls Over 2025 Memo
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jun 4
Summary
Oversight Democrats moved to target Todd Blanche after Pam Bondi’s interview repeatedly pointed to him on the Epstein files, raising the prospect of a committee vote to subpoena his testimony.
Bondi offered little new detail beyond those references, saying she could not recall who ran the process behind the July 2025 DOJ-FBI memo that said no client list existed and no further files would be released.
DOJ officials sat in on Bondi’s voluntary Capitol Hill interview and repeatedly limited questioning, with Harmeet Dhillon citing protected communications and arguing some topics fell outside the agreed scope.
Bondi also refused to discuss any conversation with Donald Trump about whether he was mentioned in the files, and she referred questions on the Southern District of New York investigation to Blanche or U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton.
The transcript is likely to intensify scrutiny of Blanche as he is expected to be nominated to lead the Justice Department, extending a transparency fight that helped drive passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.