Former Attorney General Pam Bondi has agreed to testify before Congress regarding the Justice Department’s handling of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a spokesperson for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee confirmed Wednesday. The transcribed interview is set for May 29 and will mark Bondi’s first congressional appearance since President Donald Trump dismissed her earlier this month.

Bondi had initially been subpoenaed to appear before the committee on April 14. However, following her removal from office, Justice Department officials informed the committee chair, Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky), that Bondi would not attend, requesting the withdrawal of the subpoena. The decision to reschedule her testimony came after Democratic members threatened to hold Bondi in contempt of Congress if she failed to comply. Jessica Collins, the committee’s spokeswoman, described the threat as “completely unnecessary” and confirmed Bondi’s forthcoming appearance.

The Justice Department dismissed the Democrats’ warnings as a “stunt,” issuing a statement asserting that the agency had continued to cooperate voluntarily with oversight concerning the Epstein files. The department criticized the Democratic-led inquiry as a “baseless witch hunt” targeting the former attorney general.

The Epstein Files Transparency Act, passed earlier this year, compelled the Justice Department to release millions of pages of records related to its investigations of Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy financier who died by suicide in federal custody in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. The release aimed at increased transparency but has drawn criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle for missed deadlines, inadequate protection of victims’ personal data, and the redaction of information potentially shielding prominent figures linked to Epstein.

Bondi’s role in managing the document release has been under intense scrutiny and reportedly factored into Trump’s decision to remove her from her Cabinet-level post. The president expressed frustration in recent months as Epstein-related issues continued to generate controversy within his party.

Both Bondi and her successor, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, have defended the Justice Department’s efforts to comply with the law during prior congressional hearings. Bondi has previously answered questions about the Epstein files in at least two testimonies, but the committee voted in March to compel her attendance again. This decision received bipartisan support, including from Republicans Reps. Nancy Mace of South Carolina and Ro Khanna of California, a Democrat. The vote appeared to catch Rep. Comer by surprise.