House Oversight Chair James Comer on Tuesday issued a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi to appear for a deposition on April 14 as part of the panel’s Jeffrey Epstein probe.
Comer wrote in the subpoena cover letter that his panel is investigating the “possible mismanagement of the federal government’s investigation” into Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
“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,” Comer wrote, referring to the law passed by Congress last year mandating the Justice Department’s release of the files.
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kylie_kraft@lemmy.world · 83 pts · 167d
Uh oh, and the Dow is under 50,000. Now she's in trouble.
beelzebum@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 167d
line go down 🤷♂️
kautau@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 166d
Yeah but boy howdy have you see those oil stocks
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 166d
What's that drop off in may?
kautau@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 166d
I think that was April and I’m sure the Trump estate and every other wealthy associate didn’t know a bunch of tariffs were coming and then stopping then and buy at the crash and then attack Iran and then sell at peak
https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/05/04/why-oil-stocks-plummeted-in-april/
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 166d
Makes sense.
Archangel1313@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 167d
Nah. There's still crime in Democrat's cities for her to bring up instead of answering questions, so...
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 166d
I'm waiting for her to start citing instances of jaywalking from her little burn book there.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 166d
Yep, now she HAS to answer questions whether she likes it or not.
Arghblarg@lemmy.ca · 46 pts · 167d
Unless they're actually able and willing to hold her in contempt when she inevitably throws a tantrum and refuses to directly answer "Yes" or "No" to simple questions under oath, what's the point?
They need to be absolutely willing to sic the Marshall on her if necessary and frog-march her to the Capitol Jail or whatever it is. Rules need TEETH. I am so sick of hearing how the US has 'guardrails'. Bullshit.
stringere@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 166d
Start the hearing with informing her that refusal to answer any question will immediately result in the sargent at arms arresting her for charges of contempt of congress.
IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com · 16 pts · 167d
I wouldn't doubt if America had a human farm. And she came from it. Born and bred to be an accomplice.
rosco385@lemmy.wtf · 11 pts · 167d
Excellent news, I've been wondering where the dow is at. Pam will know...
Raiderkev@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 166d
Hopefully the dow will be back over 50,000 by then
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 166d
Idea:
Let's take this moment to repurpose "LOCK HER UP!"
ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 167d
More toddler tantrums, shouting over others, and ad hominem attacks against committee members incoming.
ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 166d
All true. But for the serious members of the committee she really only gets to play that once. Everyone's expecting her binder act now, and at least some will be bringing binders of their own, fully prepared for counterattack. The majority ( R ) members will pander to her and run out her time; the minority (D) members, who knows.
She WILL at least try to turn her deposition into a circus, but not everyone is that vulnerable to shouty obstructionism. Comer is no longer able to corral his committee members, so even though he personally is committed to keeping this hearing a place where truth goes to die, the few on both sides who really want the truth to come out will likely not follow his lead.
Also, it's not so much about what she says. I doubt anyone there expects her to do anything but obfuscate and maybe even Fifth. More likely she will invent some kind of non-existent "executive privilege" exception to having to answer anything at all. If I were an attorney (and many members of Congress are) right now I would be planning my questioning accordingly, and I'm sure the serious ones are doing exactly that.
But whatever she says in this hearing, she says under oath, which means it's not just amoral attack slop, it's amoral attack slop with personal legal liability attached. It won't have any now, but her perjury will never go away, either.
RaoulDook@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 167d
At least they haven't forgotten about the criminal cover-up that's still ongoing, even while Operation Epstein Fury fucks over the world in the attempt to distract from it. Subpoenas like this are one of the primary ways to enforce accountability, and even though that hasn't really happened yet (accountability) in this bullshit hurricane, we should still support their efforts.
WanderWisley@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 166d
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 166d
So she's going to lie in front of a different crowd now?
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 166d
Make Attorneys Get Attorneys.
JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 166d
Wheres the DOW at rn?
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 166d
https://youtu.be/Q71Xb1Sd86M
MrSulu@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 166d
I'm European, lacking detailed understanding. Is it correct that the only way to do anything other than a slight flex, would be to have Bondi charged with a specific offence and taken through a judicial court process?
tacosanonymous@mander.xyz · 7 pts · 166d
Idk how they’d even do that. The judicial branch doesn’t really have any enforcement. The executive branch (headed by Bondi's child rapist boss) is in charge of levying charges and arresting.
Perjury (lying under oath) is punishable but still, she could most likely get away with it. She has already (along with obstruction).
Idk where you’re from but I hope you’ve got it better than we do. Shit is getting bleaker by the day.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 166d
This is all Federal anyway. If it starts to smell like charges might be coming for Blondi, Trump will pardon her.
Manjushri@piefed.social · 2 pts · 166d
Lying to Congress, under oath or not, is a crime, however, when that happens, all Congress can do is refer the matter to the DoJ for prosecution. As you can imagine, the DoJ would do nothing in this case. There is no other mechanism for enforcement.
Doomsider@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 166d
Why only the women in his circle get thrown to the wolves?
entropiclyclaude@lemmy.wtf · 1 pts · 166d
A strongly worded meeting is sure to change things.
I can’t tell who has more winning at this point. Dems or GOP
6stringringer@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 166d
I’ve been curious as to what she’s been up to.