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... House Democrats are sounding the alarm about the Justice Department's purported plan for Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon to represent former Attorney General Pam Bondi in her "official capacity" during an interview with lawmakers about the agency's handling of the Epstein files.

It would be a striking move by Dhillon, who is considered by some to be a top contender to replace Bondi at the head of the Justice Department. The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee argued Monday it would likely violate agency policy and ethical standards.

The Oversight Committee's Republican majority last week announced that Bondi, ousted by President Donald Trump in April, would sit for a "transcribed interview" with lawmakers later this month on her compliance with federal law requiring the Justice Department to publish documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The former attorney general's participation in the congressional Epstein probe has been a contentious topic on Capitol Hill -- Democrats have accused her of dodging an initial deposition date set in a committee subpoena from March. ...