Rep. Summer Lee Statement on Firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi

PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 2, 2026 - Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) issued the following statement on President Trump's firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi. In March, Rep. Lee introducedarticles of impeachment against Bondi.

"Thanks to our legislative efforts and pressure on this administration, Pam Bondi can no longer weaponize the Department of Justice and further betray the American people. But there is still work to be done. Regardless of who is at the helm, the DOJ is still obligated to release the remaining Epstein files to bring justice for the survivors and hold anyone who has participated in or enabled these crimes accountable. I look forward to questioning Pam Bondi for her role in this cover-up at her deposition."

Rep. Lee's articles of impeachment outline several alleged offenses, including defiance of the Oversight's Committee's subpoena to release the full, unredacted Epstein files, defiance of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, abuse of investigatory and prosecutorial authority, defiance of federal court orders, and perjury in congressional testimony. In January, Rep. Lee introduced an amendment to hold Attorney General Bondi in civil contempt for noncompliance with the Oversight Committee's subpoena to release the Jeffery Epstein files. In accordance with the subpoena-which Rep. Lee forced with a motion in July 2025-the Department of Justice has been legally compelled to release the full, unredacted Epstein files since August 19, 2025.

Congresswoman Summer Lee serves on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Education and Workforce. Since taking office in January 2023, shehas delivered historic levels of federal investment totaling over $2.7 Billionbrought back to Western PA, including over $580 million for infrastructure, over $110 million for affordable transit, over $500 million to keep clean energy manufacturing at home in Pennsylvania, and over $55 million on clean energy efforts in and around schools to help keep our kids and communities safe. These investments will help improve Western Pennsylvania's infrastructure and transit, ensure cleaner air and drinking water, lower housing costs, fund research institutions, fuel clean manufacturing, fund STEM innovation and entrepreneurship, boost workforce development, and create thousands of good paying union jobs. Lee and her team have also delivered casework and constituent services to over 4,000 constituents with issues ranging from helping our seniors and disabled community access Medicare and social security to helping folks secure housing and helping families with immigration support and passports.