U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche arrive for a closed-door briefing for members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, on the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein investigation and compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 18, 2026. Nathan Howard | Reuters Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on May 29, the committee announced Wednesday. The panel's majority announced the appearance the same day its Democratic members said they had begun the process to hold Bondi in civil contempt of Congress after she skipped scheduled testimony earlier this month. The committee had called Bondi in to testify on the Department of Justice's handling of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . "This is all theater and completely unnecessary. They were happy giving the Clintons a free pass for months.…