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The Claim

A subpoena issued by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on August 5, 2025 required U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce documents by August 19, 2025.

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The Short Version

Official House records directly support the claim. The August 5, 2025 subpoena required Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce documents by August 19, 2025, and later committee correspondence and news reports are consistent with that timeline. Confusion mainly arises because some later reports discuss a separate 2026 testimony subpoena.

Caveats

  • Some reporting refers to a different 2026 subpoena for testimony, which should not be confused with the 2025 subpoena for documents.
  • The strongest evidence is the subpoena text itself; social posts and derivative summaries are less reliable for exact dates and scope.
  • The claim is about a production deadline for documents, not necessarily proof that compliance occurred by that date.

The Receipts

  1. Letter to Pam Bondi - House.gov

    House.gov

  2. Subpoena and Schedule to DOJ

    House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

  3. 2026-02-10.Letter to Bondi re Subpoena Compliance

    Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House Democrats)

  4. House Oversight Committee subpoenas DOJ for Epstein files

    NPR

  5. Rep. Summer Lee Moves to Hold Pam Bondi in Contempt for Failing to Comply with Subpoena to Release Epstein Files

    House.gov

  6. House Oversight chair issues subpoenas for Epstein files

    ABC News

  7. House Oversight Committee subpoenas Justice Department for Epstein records, Clintons, former attorneys general

    CNN

  8. House Oversight Committee Votes to Subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi

    C-SPAN

  9. House Oversight panel subpoenas Pam Bondi over Epstein files

    The Hill

  10. House Oversight Subcommittee Votes to Subpoena Records Related to Jeffrey Epstein Files

    C-SPAN

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Filed Under

Pam BondiUnited States Attorney GeneralUnited States House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform

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