Hillary Clinton challenges James Comer to hold public Epstein hearing

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton referred to as on Home Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., to let her and her husband maintain a public listening to on the Epstein information on Thursday.

Clinton made the problem in a submit on X, saying Republicans have ignored her and former President Invoice Clinton’s earlier testimony on the topic.

“For six months, we engaged Republicans in good religion on the Oversight Committee. We instructed them what we all know, underneath oath. They ignored all of it. They moved the goalposts and turned accountability into an train in distraction,” Hillary wrote.

“So let’s cease the video games. If you would like this struggle, Rep. James Comer, let’s have it then – in public,” she continued, tagging the committee chair. “You want to speak about transparency. There’s nothing extra clear than a public listening to, with cameras on. We can be there.”

BILL AND HILLARY CLINTON RECEIVED ‘SURPRISE’ FROM DEMOCRATS CALLING FOR EPSTEIN’S TESTIMONY, SAYS REP COMER

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has agreed to testify earlier than Congress about Jeffrey Epstein. (Mandel Ngan/Getty Photographs)

Comer introduced Wednesday that the previous first girl will take part in a closed-door transcribed interview on Feb. 26, and that the previous president will seem on the identical phrases on Feb. 27. Each interviews can be filmed, Comer stated in a press launch.

The Clintons each confronted contempt of Congress votes within the Home of Representatives this week if they didn’t agree to return to Capitol Hill for in-person interviews with the Oversight Committee.

These votes had been most likely additionally profitable. Late final month, 9 Democrats on the Home Oversight Committee voted together with all Republicans to advance Invoice Clinton’s contempt of Congress decision to a vote in your entire Home. Three Democrats voted in favor of the decision towards Hillary Clinton.

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Invoice and Hillary Clinton will testify earlier than Congress later this month. (Jewel Samad/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)

A contempt vote in Congress would have referred each Clintons to the Division of Justice (DOJ) for legal prosecution.

“Republicans and Democrats on the Oversight Committee have been clear: Nobody is above the legislation – and that features the Clintons. After delaying and defying duly issued subpoenas for six months, the Home Oversight Committee moved rapidly to carry Congress in contempt of course of in response to their non-compliance,” Comer stated in a press release.

Home Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer threatened to carry the Clintons in contempt of Congress. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Photographs)

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“As soon as it turned clear that the Home of Representatives would maintain them in contempt, the Clintons absolutely relented and can seem for transcribed, filmed depositions this month. We sit up for questioning the Clintons as a part of our investigation into Epstein and Maxwell’s heinous crimes, to supply transparency and accountability to the American folks and to survivors,” he added.

Elizabeth Elkind of Fox Information contributed to this report.