Oversight Democrats push Comer to subpoena Blanche, Patel in Epstein files probe
Key takeaways
- Bondi repeatedly shifted responsibility to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Garcia wrote in a Tuesday letter to committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.).
- Blanche s name more than 30 times, pointing to him as the person responsible for DOJ s actions involving the review, withholding, and botched release of Epstein-related records.
- Bondi on Friday repeatedly pointed the finger at Blanche, her successor at the Department of Justice after President Trump fired her in April.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Committee ranking member Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) made the ask after Bondi s Friday closed-door appearance before the committee s investigators, during which Democrats said she repeatedly refused to answer questions about her role in handling the files.
Rather than provide answers in her testimony, Ms. Bondi repeatedly shifted responsibility to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Garcia wrote in a Tuesday letter to committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.).
During questioning, Ms. Bondi invoked Mr. Blanche s name more than 30 times, pointing to him as the person responsible for DOJ s actions involving the review, withholding, and botched release of Epstein-related records.