Rep. Jim Jordan says Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel will testify before the House Judiciary Committee about a range of issues, including the Epstein files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking to Newsmax<\/a> on Tuesday, Jordan confirmed the appearances were already being scheduled before the recent firestorm, and he pushed back on Democrats calling for subpoenas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re not going to subpoena the attorney general,\u201d Jordan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Controversy erupted after the DOJ and the FBI released a memo claiming that, after a full review of the Epstein case, there was \u201cno incriminating \u2018client list,\u2019\u201d no credible blackmail evidence, and no reason to investigate uncharged third parties. The memo also doubled down on the official story that Epstein died by suicide in his cell in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Democrats on the committee, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin, sent a letter demanding testimony from Bondi and her deputy, Todd Blanche, as well as Patel and his deputy, Dan Bongino, and called on Jordan to subpoena them if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jordan made it clear that it won\u2019t be happening. He told Newsmax the committee invites the attorney general and FBI director to testify every year, regardless of who\u2019s in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe were going to invite them whether this issue was here or not,\u201d he said. \u201cThey come in front of the Judiciary Committee typically once every year. So, we\u2019re already working with both of their offices to schedule that sometime this year. That will definitely happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jordan also voiced support for the administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n