House Republicans are against Bill and Hillary Clinton. The House Oversight Committee, led by the GOP, has initiated contempt of Congress proceedings after the former presidential couple refused to testify in the Jeffrey Epstein case.
The proceeding is the first step toward a possible criminal indictment by the Justice Department, which, if successful, could land the Clintons in prison. The contempt charge carries a fine of up to $100,000 and a prison sentence of up to 12 months. Today's outcome is the result of a months-long conflict between the Clintons and the committee chairman, Republican James Comer.
And this is the latest development in the unpredictable story of the pedophile financier, who committed suicide in prison in 2019, and who undetected sexually abused hundreds of teenage girls for years. It's well known that he had relationships with every member of the political, economic, and cultural elite of the United States over the past twenty years, including Donald Trump. But the release of the latest documents in the case has revealed more details about Epstein's ties to Bill Clinton, who, like the US president, has not been charged with any crime.
Among the points on which Republicans want greater clarity—beyond embarrassing photos depicting the former White House occupant inappropriate situations with very young women— is the fact that while Bill was president, Epstein visited 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue 17 times . "They're not above the law. We issued the subpoenas in good faith," Comer told the Associated Press. "We've been cooperating with them for five months. And now our time is up."
Yesterday, the Republican declined an offer from a Clinton lawyer to interview Bill in New York, along with Representative Robert Garcia, the committee's top Democrat, and several staff members. Last week, the former couple published a scathing letter criticizing Comer for requesting their testimony at a time when the Justice Department is a month behind the Congressional deadline for the release of all Epstein case files. Behind the scenes, however, their longtime lawyer, David Kendall, has been trying to negotiate a deal.
