Five Republicans on the House oversight committee joined with Democrats to subpoena the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, as part of the ongoing investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

The House oversight committee voted 24-19 to approve a motion introduced by Republican representative Nancy Mace to compel Bondi to testify. In addition to Mace, Republican representatives Tim Burchett of Tennessee, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Michael Cloud of Texas, and Scott Perry of Pennsylvania voted for the motion.

In an X post announcing the motion’s passage, Mace wrote: “The American people want answers on the Epstein files, and so do we.”

The motion comes amid growing criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle of the Department of Justice’s failure to release the entirety of the Epstein files. Mace has been a staunch critic of Bondi over her handling of the files.

The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment.