Comer Rejects Clinton Interview on Epstein, Setting Up Contempt Vote
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Negotiations between Representative James Comer and Bill and Hillary Clinton over their refusal to testify in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation collapsed just before a scheduled contempt of Congress vote.
- Comer rejected the Clintons' offer for a sworn interview in New York, calling the terms unacceptable and proceeding with plans for a contempt vote that could lead to criminal prosecution.
- The Clintons remain firm in refusing a formal deposition, accusing Comer of a politically motivated effort aimed at their imprisonment and pledging to resist the process indefinitely.
- Behind the scenes, their lawyers engaged in talks with Comer's staff director, proposing an interview with Comer and a Democratic committee member present, but this compromise was ultimately rejected.
