'Less to lose': Epstein accusers' lawyer warns fired Bondi may finally now tell the truth

An attorney representing 11 accusers of late financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said now ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi would still have to testify before lawmakers — and that it would be up to her to speak openly.

Bondi was still slated for a sworn deposition on April 14, and Arick Fudali told CNN that he wasn't sure what Bondi would say.

"She still has to testify," Fudali said. "I guess the question is now she has less to lose. Right now she is no longer under the force and the pressure of the Donald Trump administration for every breath she takes to be in praise and to be pro-Donald Trump and perhaps even anti-survivor, anti-transparency."

Bondi, who testified in a combative hearing on Capitol Hill in February, would be under a different role this time.

"Apparently, from what we're hearing, she's going to be a lay citizen," Fudali said. "She's going to be in the private sector. So one would think a reasonable person would expect that. Maybe she'll be more honest. Maybe she'll be more forthcoming."

But Fudali wasn't convinced Bondi would have a different approach to the Epstein survivors or congressional leaders. During her hearing weeks ago, Bondi refused to acknowledge the accusers or even look at them during her testimony.

"Unfortunately, given the way she's handled this, this entire Epstein saga and the way everyone in this administration, whether actually part of the administration or just someone else who sort of, you know, falls in line with Donald Trump, I don't expect it to change much," Fudali added. "It certainly could, as she now has less to lose. She's already lost her job. But again, I don't have enough faith in Pam Bondi's character to think that she will actually speak with conviction and be honest and really show any type of empathy for the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein at that hearing."