House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is turning up the heat in the Jeffrey Epstein probe, ordering former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to sit for depositions next month.
Comer first subpoenaed the Clintons in August. Their attorney responded earlier this month, offering only a “written proffer of what little information” they have. Comer rejected it, demanding in-person testimony.
“Given the admission that your clients possess some relevant information, your position amounts to a demand that the Committee forgo in-person testimony,” Comer wrote.
Comer emphasized that the focus isn’t on their official duties, but their personal relationships with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Bill Clinton is scheduled for deposition at 10 a.m. on Dec. 17, with Hillary Clinton following at 10 a.m. the next day.
Legal experts note they may try to claim executive privilege, though its application to private matters is uncertain.
The Clintons’ ties to Epstein are well-documented, as the Conservative Brief reported.
Bill Clinton flew on Epstein’s private jet, dubbed the “Lolita Express,” multiple times.
Epstein attended Chelsea Clinton’s 2010 wedding.
Hillary Clinton received campaign donations from Epstein before his 2008 guilty plea for soliciting a minor.
Comer’s probe follows the release of 23,000 Epstein emails, texts, and documents this week, revealing contacts with high-profile figures including former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, Delegate Stacey Plaskett, White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Epstein visited the Clinton White House more than a dozen times, and Bill Clinton has claimed he “had not spoken to Epstein in well over a decade” before Epstein’s 2019 arrest.
Clinton attorney David Kendall described Epstein and Maxwell’s actions as “abhorrent” but said the Clintons “have little to contribute” beyond what can be submitted on paper.
Several former officials subpoenaed in August submitted written statements instead of appearing.
That list included former Attorneys General Merrick Garland, Loretta Lynch, Eric Holder, Jeff Sessions, Alberto Gonzales, and former FBI Directors James Comey and Robert Mueller. Only former AG Bill Barr appeared for questioning.
Epstein was indicted on federal sex trafficking charges in July 2019 and died in his Manhattan jail cell the following month. The Justice Department concluded no third parties could reasonably be charged and said Epstein didn’t maintain a “client list” or blackmail material.
Comer insists the Clintons hold unique information vital to understanding Epstein’s network, and he is prepared to compel their testimony.
