Comer takes heat over arrangements for Bondi interview on Epstein files |
Comer takes heat over arrangements for Bondi interview on Epstein files
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee leadership clashed over the terms of former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s closed-door appearance Friday, with Democrats bashing committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) for agreeing to a voluntary interview.
Bondi was subpoenaed for a deposition in March, but Comer agreed to let Bondi sit for a transcribed interview, a different format in which subjects are not sworn in and the interview is not video taped.
Speaking with reporters Friday before the start of the interview, Comer described Bondi as coming in “voluntarily” for a second time, noting she also organized a prior closed door meeting with the panel that Democrats had described as an effort to sidestep the subpoena.
“She came a few months ago for a briefing. Unfortunately, the Democrats got up and walked out of that briefing. Many of the Republicans asked her questions for a couple of hours during that briefing, and I’m appreciative that she’s coming back today voluntarily for a transcribed interview,” Comer said.
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