'Curious excuse' flagged as Bondi threatened with contempt for dodging Epstein testimony

A new report flagged the "curious excuse" used by ousted former Attorney General Pam Bondi to blow off a scheduled deposition over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

The former attorney general, fired last month, is now using her termination as justification to skip a scheduled April 14 deposition with the House Oversight Committee investigating the government's Epstein files.

The Justice Department told the panel Bondi no longer has to appear since she was subpoenaed "in her capacity as attorney general" — a claim HuffPost called a "curious excuse," noting that every recent former attorney general has cooperated with the same committee. Even Bill Barr sat for a transcribed interview, the report noted.

Bipartisan fury was immediate.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) minced no words: "Leaving office doesn’t mean you get to dodge accountability. Pam Bondi was subpoenaed by name, not by title, and because the DOJ stonewalled Congress and refused to follow the law, she needs to appear before the Oversight Committee and answer for it."

Mace threatened contempt proceedings if Bondi fails to show.

“She promised she would comply,” added Mace. “April 14 is her chance to prove it. Chairman Comer must make one thing clear: show up or face contempt.”

Bondi's series of Epstein-related failures put her on the hot seat, including her claim that a "client list" was sitting on her desk, a claim her own DOJ later flatly contradicted. Her Justice Department also missed statutory deadlines to release Epstein files, admitted to improper redactions, and withheld documents.