"Former US president Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary are calling for their congressional testimony on ties to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein to be held publicly, to prevent Republicans from politicising the issue. Both Clintons had been ordered to give closed-door depositions before the House of Representatives' oversight committee, which is investigating the deceased financier's connections to powerful figures and how information about his crimes was handled."
"House Republicans had previously threatened a contempt vote if the Democratic power couple did not show up to testify, which they have since agreed to do. But holding the deposition behind closed doors, Bill Clinton said Friday, would be akin to being tried at a kangaroo court. Let's stop the games + do this the right way: in a public hearing, the former Democratic president said on X. Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state, said the couple had already told the Republican-led oversight committee what we know. If you want this fight ... let's have it in public, she said on Thursday."
Bill and Hillary Clinton were ordered to give closed-door depositions to the House oversight committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein's connections and the handling of information about his crimes. The Clintons have asked for the depositions to be public to avoid Republican politicisation. Democrats contend the probe is being weaponised to attack political opponents of President Donald Trump, a longtime Epstein associate who has not been called to testify, rather than to conduct legitimate oversight. House Republicans had threatened a contempt vote but the Clintons agreed to testify. The justice department released over 3 million Epstein-related documents; no evidence implicates the Clintons in criminal activity.
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