The Democrats gave Republicans in command of Congress a trump card should former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, fight their subpoenas for testimony related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, said House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY).
During an interview on Fox News, Comer explained to “Sunday Morning Futures” anchor Maria Bartiromo that a bipartisan vote underlying the subpoenas demanding an October 9 deposition with Hillary Clinton and October 14 deposition with Bill Clinton could be a valuable asset in a potential court battle. Comer also subpoenaed the Department of Justice (DOJ) for documents related to Epstein as well as several ex-law enforcement leaders for testimony.
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“What makes these subpoenas special and historical is that they came as a result of a bipartisan vote,” Comer said. “The Democrats made a motion, like we knew they would, to subpoena the Epstein documents, which Republicans support. Scott Perry from Pennsylvania amended that motion to include subpoenas for both Bill and Hillary Clinton, as well as six former attorneys generals — and the Democrats voted for it.”
He continued, “Now they’re scared and trying to say they didn’t vote for it, but they did. It’s on record. And that helps us in court. If the Clintons try to fight this subpoena, which we presume they will, this … subpoena came as a result of a bipartisan vote, which has never happened before in the House Oversight Committee.”
The Clintons have sought to distance themselves from Epstein, a wealthy financier and convicted sex offender who was found dead at the age of 66 in his New York City jail cell in 2019 — after being arrested on sex trafficking charges involving young girls. Bill Clinton’s spokesperson released a statement in 2019 that acknowledged some trips on Epstein’s plane and meetings with him, but denied the former president had knowledge of Epstein’s crimes or made trips to his private island.
In his subpoena cover letters, Comer said there were “conflicting reports” about whether Bill Clinton did visit Epstein’s island. The chairman noted Bill Clinton was “allegedly close” to Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell and “attended an intimate dinner with her in 2014, three years after public reports about her involvement in Mr. Epstein’s abuse of minors.” Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence after being found guilty of conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse underage girls, is another person Comer has subpoenaed. Comer further pointed out that Maxwell’s nephew worked for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign and was hired by the State Department shortly after she became secretary of state.”
“So we’re looking forward to hearing from the Clintons,” Comer told Bartiromo. “The American people want to know what went on on Epstein island. We know Clinton went there many times. We just want to ask Bill Clinton what he saw when he was there and who all was involved.”
