Both President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are choosing not to testify before the House Oversight Committee this week regarding the panel's investigation into late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — rejecting the committee's subpoenas.
The panel is chaired by Kentucky Congressman James Comer, who spoke to reporters about the matter.
"They continued to delay, delay, delay to the point where we have no idea whether they were going to show up today or not. I think it's very disappointing," Comer said. "As a result of Bill Clinton not showing up for his lawful subpoena — which again was voted on unanimously by the committee in a bipartisan manner — we will move next week in the House Oversight Committee markup to hold former president Clinton in contempt of Congress."
In a letter to Comer, first obtained by Scripps News, attorneys for the Clintons said they have already voluntarily provided all relevant information they possess, insisting the subpoenas are invalid and legally unenforceable.
Comer noted the ex-president's connections to Epstein, but did not accuse him of any wrongdoing.