CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace on Wednesday moved to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi, elevating her call for the unredacted release of all files related to Jeffrey Epstein and his associates.
It marks the latest move from Mace, who has objected to the way Bondi has handled the release of documents related to the multiple investigations into Epstein.
“We want to know where all the audio and video footage is from ALL of the pinhole cameras at every Epstein property,” Mace said. “What about the ‘Lolita Express’? Where is the footage? If Epstein had as many cameras as has been reported, what has been released to the public is only a fraction of what exists. So who has them? Who is hiding them? The victims of this horrific global network deserve justice, and the American people deserve the truth. We will not stop until we get both.”
In mid-February, Bondi was besieged with questions about Epstein and accusations of a weaponized Justice Department during a combative hearing on Capitol Hill. Instead of answering lawmakers’ questions, Bondi pivoted and praised President Donald Trump for the stock market’s performance.
In the days following the hearing, Mace visited the DOJ and found information blocked and key documents missing or heavily redacted. And, in a press conference in South Carolina, she seemingly levied threats toward Bondi’s DOJ, saying, “If the DOJ is not going to do their job, I will do their job for them.”
“Epstein’s global sex trafficking network is larger than what is being revealed,” Mace said. “Three million documents have been released, and we still don’t have the full truth. Videos are missing. Audio is missing. Logs are missing. There are millions more documents out there, and we want to know why the DOJ is more focused on shielding the powerful than delivering justice.”
The most recent efforts in the House’s investigation into the Epstein files resulted in former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sitting for depositions.
Hillary Clinton repeatedly told the committee she never even recalled meeting Epstein during hours of questioning that at times became heated between Mace and the former Democratic presidential candidate.
Meanwhile, the former Democratic president distanced himself from Epstein, even as he said it was important for anyone with information about Epstein’s abuse to come forward.
As the fallout continues, the Epstein files have become one of the defining sagas of the first year of the second Trump administration.
Late in 2025, Congress, in a rare rebuke of President Trump’s wishes, passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act following a discharge petition, of which Mace was a signatory. It mandated that the Department of Justice release millions of documents related to Epstein and those with whom he communicated.
Lawmakers were also given a chance to examine unredacted portions of those files; however, the Department of Justice tracked the search histories of those same lawmakers while they explored the databases.
While legal investigations have been launched in other countries over details uncovered in the Epstein files, top Justice Department officials in the U.S. have played down the possibility of additional criminal charges arising.
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