Hold Pam Bondi in contempt of Congress.

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) on Monday threatened former Attorney General Pam Bondi with contempt of Congress, a day before her previously scheduled deposition with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on its investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein case.

Garcia threatened to pursue contempt proceedings against Bondi in connection with her deposition before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Garcia threatens Bondi with contempt on Tuesday | Congressman Robert Garcia
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Rep. Robert Garcia and all Democratic Members of the Committee filed a resolution to hold former Attorney General Pam Bondi in civil contempt of Congress after she failed to appear for her subpoenaed deposition. The page says the resolution would instruct the House to go to court to compel Bondi's testimony and notes that Bondi refused to appear on April 14, 2026.

Garcia took a concrete contempt step, but the filing itself did not complete the contempt process.

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Ranking Member Robert Garcia Leads Oversight Democrats in Filing Pam Bondi Civil Contempt Resolution | The U.S. House Committee on Oversight
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The resolution text submitted by Mr. Garcia directs the committee chair to initiate or intervene in federal court proceedings to seek declaratory and injunctive relief compelling Pamela J. Bondi to comply with her subpoena. The PDF shows the measure was submitted and referred, not adopted.

This is the underlying introduced measure; it shows an enforcement attempt was filed but not yet enacted.

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H. Res. ll: Directing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings
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Garcia wrote that after Bondi failed to appear on April 14, Oversight Democrats introduced a resolution to enforce the subpoena, and that Republican staff said Bondi would appear on May 29, 2026 in a transcribed interview rather than a deposition. Garcia wrote that if Bondi refuses to cooperate, she should be compelled.

As of May 4, the committee was still negotiating how Bondi would appear, indicating the contempt push was still not resolved.

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Garcia to Comer re Bondi deposition
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