Breaking: GOP Chair Snubs Clinton’s Proposal in Epstein Probe as Contempt Vote Looms

WASHINGTON — The head of a House Committee, a Republican, has turned down an offer from former President Bill Clinton, who proposed participating in a transcribed interview related to a House probe into Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender. This rejection brings the possibility of holding both of the Clintons in contempt of Congress closer to a vote.

NOTE: The video mentioned is from an earlier report.

This deadlock occurs while the House is preparing for potential votes this week on criminal contempt of Congress charges against Bill and Hillary Clinton. If these charges are approved, they could lead to significant fines or even imprisonment for the Clintons if found guilty.

Representative James Comer, who chairs the House Oversight Committee, took to social media to express that he requires both Clintons to appear for sworn depositions in compliance with the committee’s subpoenas. Correspondence from the committee to the Clintons’ legal team shows that while Bill Clinton was willing to participate in a four-hour transcribed interview concerning “matters related to the investigations and prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein,” Hillary Clinton was prepared to provide a sworn declaration.

“The Clintons do not get to dictate the terms of lawful subpoenas,” commented Comer, a Republican from Kentucky.

The Republican-controlled Oversight panel advanced criminal contempt of Congress charges last month. Nine of the committee’s 21 Democrats joined Republicans in support of the charges against Bill Clinton as they argued for full transparency in the Epstein investigation. Three Democrats also supported advancing the charges against Hillary Clinton.

Bill Clinton’s relationship with Epstein has re-emerged as a focal point for Republicans amid the push for a reckoning over Epstein, who killed himself in 2019 in a New York jail cell as he faced sex trafficking charges.

Clinton, like a bevy of other high-powered men, had a well-documented relationship with Epstein in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He has not been accused of wrongdoing in his interactions with the late financier.

After the Clintons were both subpoenaed in August by the House Oversight Committee, their attorney had tried to argue against the validity of the subpoena. However, as Comer threatened to begin contempt of Congress proceedings, they started negotiating towards a compromise.

Still, the Clintons remained highly critical of Comer’s decision, saying that he was bringing politics into the investigation while failing to hold the Trump administration accountable for delays in producing the Department of Justice’s case files on Epstein.