00:02Former Attorney General Pam Bondi was supposed to appear before the House Oversight Committee
00:07next week, but the Justice Department now says she will not. The department argues that because
00:13Bondi was subpoenaed in her official capacity as Attorney General, the subpoena no longer applies.
00:19President Trump fired Bondi last week. Lawmakers on both sides say they still expect her to sit
00:25for the deposition. Republican Nancy May says Bondi cannot escape accountability by leaving
00:31office. Democrat Robert Garcia says he will push for contempt charges if she refuses to appear.
00:37The fight centers on Bondi's role in releasing the so-called Epstein files, which lawmakers say
00:43contained multiple errors and missed a release deadline set by Congress. The committee is also
00:49pressing ahead with other witnesses. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is set for a closed-door
00:54interview on June 10th. Gates has denied any knowledge of Epstein's crimes and says he's
01:00willing to cooperate. He has called his meetings and dealings with Epstein a huge mistake.
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