by Lara Sukster Mosheyof
The couple's refusal escalated a monthlong battle against the chairman of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee, James R. Comer of Kentucky.
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Bill and Hillary Clinton refused to testify over the investigation of the late convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. The pair confirmed in a letter to the chairman of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee, James R. Comer of Kentucky, released on Tuesday.
The couple's refusal escalated a monthlong battle against the chairman, who said he would take measures to hold the Clintons in contempt of Congress.
“Every person has to decide when they have seen or had enough and are ready to fight for this country, its principles and its people, no matter the consequences,” the Clintons wrote in a letter to the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Mr. Comer.
Comer was involved in several attempts to make the Clintons testify over Epstein. As an initiative to call attention to Bill Clinton's past, Comer said, “Jeffrey Epstein visited the White House 17 times while Bill Clinton was president.” He added, “No one’s accusing Bill Clinton of anything, any wrongdoing. We just have questions.”
This is not about Right or Left, it’s about Right and Wrong. pic.twitter.com/IVQh3yHEGG
— Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) January 13, 2026
"I think everyone knows by now, Bill Clinton did not show up. And I think it's important to note that this subpoena was voted on in a bipartisan manner by this committee. This wasn't something that I just issued as chairman of the committee. This was voted on by the entire committee in a unanimous vote of the House Oversight Committee to subpoena former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton," Comer said Tuesday in response to the statement.
Clintons say House Epstein subpoenas 'legally invalid'
In the letter, the Clintons highlighted that the Chairman had been using his power "to target anyone and subject them to closed-door interrogation and more" in a way that, due to his established priorities regarding the Epstein case, "has prevented progress in discovering the facts about the government's role."
The couple revealed the background of Comer's investigation, explaining that, after subpoenaing eight people in addition to the Clintons, he dismissed seven of them without hearing any of the "suspects" and did not compel them to appear in court.
In addition, the Clintons noted that since the beginning of the Chairman's investigation, he had interviewed only two people.
"A legal analysis prepared by two law firms and provided to you yesterday makes clear your subpoenas are legally invalid," wrote the Clintons, to justify their decision not to attend to Cormer's request for presence on the Court.
They added, "We call on you to release that analysis to the public to allow them to see how this is yet another example of the casual disregard of the law of the land."
Lara Sukster Mosheyof
Source: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-883291
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