April 8 (UPI) -- Former Attorney General Pam Bondi won't give a deposition to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform next month since she's no longer in charge of the Justice Department, the panel announced Wednesday.
She was set to appear April 14 before the panel to give a deposition on the Justice Department's investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The committee is also investigating the Justice Department's compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which required the department to make its files on the case public and searchable by Dec. 19, 2025. The Justice Department made a sixth release of the documents as recently as March 5.
A representative for the Republican leadership of the committee said it was informed of the decision of Bondi not to appear by the Justice Department.
"The Department of Justice has stated Pam Bondi will not appear on April 14 for a deposition since she is no longer attorney general and was subpoenaed in her capacity as attorney general," the representative said in a statement obtained by The Hill and CNN.
