Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein investigation
PBS • • general
Key Points:
- Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have refused to comply with a congressional subpoena to testify in the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, calling the subpoena "legally invalid."
- The Republican-controlled House Oversight Committee, led by Rep. James Comer, plans to begin contempt of Congress proceedings against the Clintons after Bill Clinton missed a scheduled deposition.
- Comer emphasized that the committee is not accusing the Clintons of wrongdoing but seeks answers about their well-documented friendship with Epstein during the 1990s and early 2000s.
- Epstein was arrested in 2019 on federal sex trafficking charges and died by suicide while awaiting trial; Republicans are focusing on his connections with powerful figures as part of their investigation.
- The committee will
