Members of the GOP are starting to call for the Attorney General to testify about her knowledge of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
On Monday, Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) told CNN's Manu Raju that he would like to see Attorney General Pam Bondi testify before a House committee about the files. His comments come after the Department of Justice issued an unsigned memo contradicting many of President Donald Trump's comments about the files. At the same time, reports indicate that the FBI has engaged more than 1,000 agents to comb through the files and flag any mentions of Trump's name.
"I don't see why we would do anything other than bring Pam Bondi in to a committee of jurisdiction and say 'Please explain.'" Davidson told Raju.
Davidson's comments underscore the tension that the Epstein files have created within the Republican caucus. GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) have called on Trump to release the entirety of the Epstein files, as he promised to do during the 2024 presidential campaign.
However, members like Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) appear to be trying to slow the efforts. On Monday, Johnson told reporters that a vote on releasing the Epstein files won't happen until September at the earliest.
"I would really like the committee of jurisdiction to bring her in and say, 'Hey, you have binders of this stuff. Please explain,'" Davidson continued. "We were led to believe there would be prosecutions. If we prosecute, we assume there are going to be convictions."
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