Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following statement in response to Attorney General Pam Bondi’s firing.
“Former Attorney General Bondi and Todd Blanche have overseen one of the biggest cover-ups in modern American history.
Firing her does not end this. She remains legally obligated to appear before Congress and answer, under oath, for her failure to comply with the law. Her removal only increases the urgency for the Oversight Committee to fulfill its oversight obligations. Chairman Comer cannot look the other way or allow her to evade testimony before the Committee, as media reports indicate he is trying to do.
We need to know why the full Epstein files have still not been released. We need to know what decisions were made, by whom, and why survivors were put at risk. And we need to know why she gave special treatment to Ghislaine Maxwell.
I will not let this go. Oversight Democrats have been conducting a serious investigation and that work continues regardless of who has been fired or reassigned. No one gets to simply walk away from this.
The full Epstein files must be released immediately, and illegal redactions must be unredacted. There is no legitimate reason for further delay. The survivors who have waited years for justice — and the American people who deserve the truth — cannot wait any longer.”
