Hillary Rodham Clinton defied a House subpoena for testimony about Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday.
Watch Rep. James Comer’s news conference in the video player above.
The Democratic former secretary of state did not show up for a scheduled deposition by the House Oversight Committee Wednesday morning despite threats from Republicans to hold her and former President Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress.
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The Clintons released a letter this week to Rep. James Comer, the committee chairman, explaining that they see the attempt to force their testimonies in the committee’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein as “legally invalid” and biased against them. Bill Clinton also did not show up for a scheduled deposition on Tuesday morning.
Comer is planning to initiate contempt of Congress proceedings against the Clintons next week.
The clash showed how House Republicans are using the powers of the oversight panel to focus on high-profile Democrats who are associated with Epstein, a financier and convicted sex offender who killed himself in 2019.
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