‘Ridiculous’: Lawyers for Bill and Hillary Clinton make ‘untenable offer’ about testifying on Epstein
PALM BEACH, Florida – The chairman of the House Oversight Committee says lawyers for Bill and Hillary Clinton have made a “ridiculous” and “untenable offer” concerning potential testimony about their connections to Palm Beach pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, seeking no official transcript and no other members of Congress present.
“Facing contempt of Congress, the Clintons’ lawyers made an untenable offer: that I travel to New York for a conversation with President Clinton only,” said U.S. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky. “No official transcript would be recorded and other Members of Congress would be barred from participating. I have rejected the Clintons’ ridiculous offer.”
“The Clintons’ latest demands make clear they believe their last name entitles them to special treatment,” he continued.
“The House Oversight Committee’s bipartisan subpoenas require the Clintons to appear for depositions that are under oath and transcribed. Former President Clinton has a documented history of parsing language to evade questions, responded falsely under oath, and was impeached and suspended from the practice of law as a result.
“The absence of an official transcript is an indefensible demand that is insulting to the American people who demand answers about Epstein’s crimes. As part of our investigation, the House Oversight Committee has released transcripts of interviews with former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr and former U.S. Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta, which has provided much needed transparency to the public. Without a formal record, Americans would be left to rely on competing accounts of what was said.
“Former Secretary Clinton’s on-the-record testimony is necessary for the Committee’s investigation given her knowledge from her time as Secretary of State of the federal government’s work to counter international sex-tracking rings, her personal knowledge of Ms. [Ghislaine] Maxwell, and her family’s relationship with Mr. Epstein.”
Comer concluded: “Contempt proceedings begin tomorrow.”
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Bill Clinton refuses to testify to Congress in Epstein inquiry, could face contempt citation