"On Jan. 13, just hours before Bill Clinton's deadline to appear before the committee, the Clintons sent letters to its chair, James Comer, decrying their treatment and defying their subpoenas. The committee voted to recommend contempt charges to the full House the next week. Nine of the panel's 21 Democrats joined Republicans to pass the measure against Clinton. Three supported the one against Hillary Clinton as well."
"Comer's investigation has been geared primarily toward shifting the heat off President Donald Trump, a former pal of Epstein's, and onto prominent Democrats with past ties to the disgraced financier. But to the rebel Dems, I say: Way to go! Yes, their contempt votes are politically ticklish. And of course Comer is bending the oversight process to deflect the Epstein focus from Trump. These are dark times, dominated by a morally bankrupt president."
A House Oversight Committee sought closed-door testimony from Bill and Hillary Clinton in its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. The Clintons sent letters to committee chair James Comer on Jan. 13 defying subpoenas and decrying their treatment. The committee recommended contempt charges, and nine of 21 Democrats on the panel joined Republicans to pass contempt for Bill Clinton; three supported contempt for Hillary Clinton. Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries urged opposing the measures to buy time and avoid Republican tactics. Nancy Pelosi admonished the rebels. Comer has focused the probe toward prominent Democrats with Epstein ties, and the votes risk fracturing the caucus while signaling accountability for elites amid a sexual-abuse scandal.
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