The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Tuesday said it has subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi to sit for an April 14 deposition on the Department of Justice’s handling of matters related to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Committee chairman James Comer, R-Ky., identified the deposition date in a new letter to Bondi sent nearly two weeks after the panel voted to issue the subpoena to the AG.

The panel wants to question Bondi about the DOJ’s compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which passed with overwhelming support in Congress and was signed by President Donald Trump in mid-November.

Lawmakers also have questions about the department’s handling of its investigation into Epstein, who died in a jailhouse suicide in 2019 while facing federal sex-trafficking charges, and his associates, Comer’s letter said.

Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted in 2021 of procuring young girls for Epstein, was interviewed by top DOJ official Todd Blanche in July. Maxwell, who is seeking clemency from Trump, said in that interview that she was unaware of any wrongdoing by the president, a former friend of Epstein’s.

“This subpoena is completely unnecessary,” a DOJ spokesperson told CNBC in a statement.

“Lawmakers have been invited to view the unredacted files for themselves at the Department of Justice, and the Attorney General has always made herself available to speak directly with members of Congress,” the spokesperson said.

“She continues to have calls and meetings with members of Congress on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which is why the Department offered to brief the committee tomorrow. As always, we look forward to continuing to provide policymakers with the facts.”

The subpoena for Bondi was revealed four days after the Oversight panel announced it was seeking the testimony of a prison guard who was on duty the night Epstein died.

The committee has already conducted sworn interviews with former President Bill Clinton and former first lady Hillary Clinton, as well as retail billionaire Leslie Wexner, over their ties to Epstein. All have denied any involvement in or knowledge of Epstein’s illegal activities.

Bondi last month appeared before the House Judiciary Committee for a public hearing that frequently devolved into succession of angry and combative exchanges with Democratic lawmakers.

Pressed on her department’s handling of the Epstein files and related investigations, Bondi touted the stock market’s gains, praised Trump and at times insulted the panelists, often while referencing a binder stocked with opposition research.