CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig on Wednesday debunked the “bogus” Department of Justice claim that former Attorney General Pam Bondi need not comply with a subpoena to answer questions about how the DOJ handled its release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Honig joined “The Source” after guest host John King cited Assistant Attorney General Patrick D. Davis, who said in a letter obtained by CNN that Bondi won’t sit for questioning next week as she was subpoenaed “in her official role” and “not in a personal capacity.”
Asked if this reasoning was sound, Honig stated plainly, “No, that’s a bogus argument, John.”
He explained, “A subpoena is simply a command to a witness to provide relevant information, if they have any. As we sit here right now, former Attorney General Pam Bondi has the exact same information that she had a week ago when she was still the sitting AG.”
“Now, DOJ has come up with this distinction of, ‘Well, she’s not the AG anymore, therefore the subpoena’s invalid,’” Honig continued. “First of all, the subpoena is to Pam Bondi. It’s not to the current occupant of the office.”
