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JUST IN: House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer Subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi to Testify on Compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act and Handling of Epstein Investigation

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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi for a deposition on Tuesday as she comes under continued scrutiny for her handling of the Epstein files and potential noncompliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

The deposition is scheduled for April 14, 2026.

Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche are also scheduled to give a private briefing to Oversight Committee members on Wednesday.

In an attached letter to Bondi, Comer expressed concern over noncompliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law by President Trump last November, and “possible mismanagement” of the investigation into Epstein and his associates.

“The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (Committee) is reviewing the possible mismanagement of the federal government’s investigation of Mr. Jeffrey Epstein and Ms. Ghislaine Maxwell, the circumstances and subsequent investigations of Mr. Epstein’s death, the operation of sex-trafficking rings and ways for the federal government to effectively combat them, the ways in which Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell sought to curry favor and exercise influence to protect their illegal activities, and potential violations of ethics rules related to elected officials,” Comer wrote in the letter.

“The Committee has questions regarding the Department of Justice’s handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and his associates and its compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. As Attorney General, you are directly responsible for overseeing the Department’s collection, review, and determinations regarding the release of files pursuant to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and the Committee therefore believes that you possess valuable insight into these efforts.”

This comes after Bondi’s tranwreck testimony on the Epstein files last month, where she got grilled by the Democrats, refused to answer questions, was accused of perjury, and came off as unhinged and terrified throughout the roughly 5-hour-long hearing.

The Gateway Pundit reported on one exchange between Bondi and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), where she desperately attacked him when backed into a corner on why the Department of Justice redacted the names of Epstein coconspirators like billionaire and former Victoria’s Secret CEO Les Wexner.

Instead of answering his questions, Bondi lost it and shouted, “This guy has Trump derangement syndrome!” She then called him “a failed politician,” later slamming him as a “hypocrite.”

FIREWORKS! Rep. Thomas Massie GOES OFF On Pam Bondi Over Epstein File Release – Bondi Says Massie Has TDS and Calls Him a Hypocrite (VIDEO)

Bondi subsequently came under additional fire for a perceived cover-up on behalf of Epstein associates and coconspirators and her February 14 report, claiming that all Epstein files had been released.

Bondi claimed in her report that "No records were withheld or redacted 'on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary," but several Lawmakers weren't pleased.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) later accused Bondi of "withholding information and files" and enabling Democrats to "paint the President in a bad light when his actions were the opposite."

"So poorly managed, heads should roll," Mace said of Bondi's handling of the Epstein files. "SHAME ON THE DOJ."

This is a developing story.

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Angry Biden Judge Targets Alina Habba, Tosses Out Attorney, Orders Ejected Leaders From New Jersey US Attorney’s Office to Testify in Wild Hearing

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An angry federal judge on Monday evening ordered three attorneys running the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey to testify about how the office’s leadership structure operates after a judge ruled the DOJ illegally appointed them following Alina Habba’s forced resignation.

During a separate hearing on whether to delay the sentencing of a person who pleaded guilty to child porn charges, US District Court Judge Zahid Quraishi, a Biden appointee, ordered the three attorneys to testify.

Earlier this month, a federal judge fired three new leaders in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Jersey.

US District Judge Matthew Brann, an Obama appointee, said the current leadership in New Jersey’s US Attorney’s Office exceeds the Attorney General’s authority.

“One year into this administration, it is plain that President Trump and his top aides have chafed at the limits on their power set forth by law and the Constitution. To avoid these roadblocks, this administration frequently purports to have discovered enormous grants of executive power hidden in the vagaries and silences of the code,” Judge Brann wrote.

“I conclude that the current leadership structure for the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey exceeds the Attorney General’s statutory authority to appoint inferior officers and delegate them powers and therefore constitutes a unilateral appointment in violation of the Appointments Clause,” the judge wrote.

Alina Habba, who is now serving as a senior advisor for Attorney General Pam Bondi, called the judge’s decision unconstitutional and a complete overreach.

In a wild hearing on Monday evening, Judge Quraishi blasted US Attorney Daniel Rosenbaum and grilled him about Alina Habba.

“You have lost the confidence and the trust of this court,” Quraishi said, according to a transcript of the hearing as reported by Bloomberg News. “You have lost the confidence and the trust of the New Jersey legal community, and you are losing the trust and confidence of the public.”

“What role does Alina Habba have currently in operating your office?” Quraishi asked Rosenbaum, according to Bloomberg.

“None that I’m aware of,” Rosenbaum replied.

“So she could be operating the office,” the judge said.

Mark Coyne, another supervisory assistant US Attorney, chimed in and said, “[Alina] is not.”

The judge blasted Coyne, accused him of blindsiding the court, and then ejected him from the courtroom.

“You don’t get to blindside the court and do whatever it is you guys want to do. So if you continue to speak, you can leave,” the judge said to Coyne, Bloomberg reported.

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AbleChild Challenges FBI: Drop Dr. Karie Gibson as Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) Head

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Father Sues Blue-State School District on Behalf of His Son Over Pledge of Allegiance

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A father in Maine has filed a lawsuit against his son’s school district, accusing them of failing to provide children an opportunity to recite the Pledge of Allegiance during the school day.

The lawsuit, filed against the Falmouth School Department and Superintendent Steve Nolan, alleges that the district is violating Maine law, according to the Portland Press Herald.

The statute in question dates back to 2011 and is posted on the legislature’s official website.

“A school administrative unit shall allow every student enrolled in the school administrative unit the opportunity to recite the Pledge of Allegiance at some point during a school day in which students are required to attend,” the statute reads. “A school administrative unit may not require a student to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.”

The plaintiff, Christopher Hickey, reportedly filed the lawsuit on behalf of his son, Clayton, a 10th-grader who has attended Falmouth High School for two years.

WGME-TV cited an affidavit from Clayton stating that neither he nor his classmates were ever given a chance to recite the pledge during the school day.

In addition to the school providing an opportunity for all students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in a structured way, Hickey also wants a letter of apology from the Falmouth School Department.

The courts will likely have to determine what constitutes an “opportunity to recite the Pledge;” however, the lawsuit states that it has not been shared over the school’s intercom or led by teachers in the classroom, according to the Portland Press Herald.

Local Army veterans spoke with WGME-TV and said such expressions of patriotism are vital to a healthy nation.

“Our students don’t get enough citizenship instruction. And that’s the least they can do, I think,” said Army veteran Chris Winne. “You know, it represents so much to not only veterans, but the entire community and our country. And so I don’t see any bad in it, only good.”

“I think you should always do the Pledge of Allegiance in the high school,” Falmouth Army veteran James Richardson added. “It’s what makes America America. That’s part of [taking]  pride in our country.”

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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