Overview
- Sen. Elissa Slotkin told Attorney General Pam Bondi and D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro she will not sit for a voluntary interview and asked them to terminate the inquiry and preserve records for anticipated litigation.
- Slotkin’s lawyer, Preet Bharara, sent letters detailing the refusal and asserting First Amendment concerns while urging Bondi to direct Pirro to close the probe.
- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan also said she will not submit to a voluntary interview, making her the second participant in the November video to publicly decline.
- The Justice Department and FBI requests have been voluntary to date, leaving prosecutors to decide whether to seek subpoenas for lawmakers involved in the video.
- In a related dispute, Sen. Mark Kelly is suing over Pentagon efforts to punish him for appearing in the video, and a federal judge signaled skepticism about the censure and retirement pay reduction.