Howard Lutnick and Commerce Department

Epstein survivor Annie Farmer urged former Attorney General Pam Bondi to honor a House Oversight subpoena after the Justice Department told the committee Bondi need not appear for an April 14 deposition because she was subpoenaed in her official capacity and is no longer AG; the committee says it will contact her personal counsel to seek a rescheduled interview and some members have threatened contempt proceedings. The dispute comes as the Oversight probe schedules voluntary, transcribed interviews with figures including Bill Gates and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, amid criticism that DOJ has withheld and redacted large portions of Epstein-related files and exposed some survivor identities.