Clintons Testifying In Epstein Probe
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The Clintons have agreed to testify in the House Oversight Committee’s Epstein investigation.
Bill Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, Angel Ureña, wrote, “the former president and former Secretary of State will be there and look forward to setting a precedent that applies to everyone.”
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify in the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation after lawmakers moved toward holding them in criminal contempt of Congress.
The committee said in a post on X that the Clintons were “trying to dodge contempt by requesting special treatment,” adding that “The Clintons are not above the law.”
Angel Ureña, deputy chief of staff to Bill Clinton, confirmed in a post on X that both Clintons will appear before the panel.
“They negotiated in good faith. You did not,” Ureña wrote. “But the former president and former Secretary of State will be there and look forward to setting a precedent that applies to everyone.”
This comes after a House committee approved contempt resolutions against Hillary and Bill Clinton.
Last week the Republican-led committee approved the contempt resolution against Bill Clinton 34-8, and the vote on Hillary Clinton 28-15 Wednesday, after both did not appear for subpoenaed depositions.
The Clintons have criticized Comer for seeking their testimony while the Justice Department missed a congressionally mandated deadline to release its full cache of Epstein-related files, saying the demands were politically motivated. But the committee said it was necessary for them to testify.
If the contempt resolution goes forward and a former president and former presidential candidate end up in jail, it will be of remarkable historical significance and show the far-reaching consequences of the Epstein case and its ability to permeate in unexpected areas of U.S. politics.
