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Clintons Face Contempt Vote in Epstein Investigation
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- The House Oversight Committee will vote on January 21 to determine if Bill and Hillary Clinton should be held in contempt of Congress.
- Committee Chairman James Comer announced both Clintons face contempt votes after refusing to testify in the Jeffrey Epstein probe.
- The Clintons’ attorneys argue the subpoenas are invalid and legally unenforceable.
The House Oversight Committee has scheduled a vote on January 21 regarding potential contempt charges against Bill and Hillary Clinton.
This follows both Clintons’ refusal to appear for depositions related to the ongoing investigation involving Jeffrey Epstein.
Committee Chairman James Comer stated the intention to hold the former president and former secretary of state in contempt.
“We’re going to hold both Clintons in criminal contempt of Congress,” Comer said.
If the committee approves, the contempt resolutions will proceed to a full House vote.
Comer explained the committee had been in talks with the Clintons’ attorneys for five months and made several attempts to accommodate their schedules.
“We have bent over backwards,” he said.
The Clintons were subpoenaed last year and were initially scheduled to appear in October, but the date was postponed due to their attendance at a funeral.
Efforts to reschedule the depositions for mid-January were unsuccessful, as the Clintons declined to provide alternative dates.
In a letter posted on X, the Clintons stated they would not appear for the scheduled depositions.
“Every person has to decide when they have seen or had enough and are ready to fight for this country, its principles and its people, no matter the consequences,” the Clintons wrote. “For us, now is that time.”
The Clintons acknowledged the likelihood of being held in contempt, expressing that “you will say it is not our decision to make. But we have made it. Now you have to make yours.”
Their attorneys sent a letter to Chairman Comer disputing the validity of the subpoenas.
“[T]he Subpoenas issued to President and Secretary Clinton are invalid and legally unenforceable. Mindful of these defects, we trust you will engage in good faith to de-escalate this dispute,” reads the letter.
No accusations of wrongdoing related to Epstein have been made against the Clintons.
Stay updated on this high-profile congressional standoff as it unfolds in the coming days.
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