Congressional oversight committees demand AG Bondi testify on DOJ order to halt Venezuela prosecution

Within hours of the AP reporting, House and Senate oversight committee leaders formally demanded Attorney General Pam Bondi appear before Congress to explain why Miami prosecutors were directed to stand down on criminal investigations into Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriguez. The demand followed the revelation that Trump had lifted sanctions on Rodriguez in April 2026 and publicly praised her weeks before the stand-down order. Senators questioned whether DOJ had been weaponized to serve foreign policy objectives at the expense of criminal law enforcement.