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'Just Getting Started': After Bondi's Exit, Trump's AG Declares There's Nothing Left in the Epstein Files — Then Massie Calls His Bluff and Puts Him in a Tough Spot with One Brutal Post

Representative Robert Garcia threatened contempt charges against Pam Bondi and accused the DOJ of lying about file transparency.

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The Justice Department argued that Pam Bondi no longer has to comply with a congressional subpoena, while lawmakers from both parties challenged that position. Thomas Massie warned Todd Blanche to release more Epstein-related files, and Robert Garcia said Congress would continue pressing the issue.

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Robert Garcia
D · CA-42

US Representative from California

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Todd Blanche
R · Attorney General

Acting attorney general defending the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein files

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Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Representative warning the attorney general to release Epstein-related files

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Nancy Mace
R · SC-1

US Representative from South Carolina

Former attorney general whose congressional subpoena is at issue

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President of the United States

Ro Khanna
D · CA-17

US Representative from California

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Robert Garcia Says Bondi Could Face Contempt if She Does Not Testify

Outlets agree that Pam Bondi did not testify for a scheduled House Oversight deposition about the Epstein files, and Robert Garcia said she could face contempt if she does not appear. The coverage also reports disagreement over whether the subpoena still applies after she left office. Left-leaning outlets frame the dispute as an accountability fight, emphasizing allegations that the DOJ is evading transparency and lawmakers' continued push for Epstein-related files. Center outlets focus on the contempt push and the dispute over whether Bondi's subpoena remains valid, with responses from both parties and the DOJ. Right-leaning outlets similarly stress the possible contempt action alongside the DOJ's position and lawmakers' arguments that the subpoena remains valid.

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