Oversight committee chair James Comer said that he will move to hold former president Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify as part of the ongoing investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein case. Speaking to reporters, the Republican lawmaker from Kentucky said that he will begin the proceedings during the committee’s markup period next week.
This comes legal representatives for both Bill and Hillary Clinton sent an eight-page letter to Comer notifying him that they would not comply with the subpoenas compelling them to appear before the committee to deliver in-person testimony.
“To my knowledge, former president Clinton has never answered questions about Epstein, and we just had questions,” Comer said today. “I think anyone would admit they spent a lot of time together while Bill Clinton was president and post-presidency.”
Depending on the type of contempt citation, Clinton could either be forced to comply with the subpoena by a federal court, or even face prosecution by the justice department.
Look… bill is a known sex pest and hilary is a politician with a LOT of skeletons in her closet (also way better at politics than bubba ever was but…).
Any testimonial is going to be tainted by the prosecution. Expect questions like “Is it true that you are a liar who framed our dear president donald j trump” and similar. And even if the objections are recognized (as they should be), it is out there. “Hilary Clinton doesn’t deny claims that she framed our dear rapist in chief!” and so forth.
Just because you have very strong feelings as to what should happen to people who rape children doesn’t mean you support them being put through a kangaroo court. Especially when it is in service to protecting a different rapist.