The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday issued subpoenas to former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to compel their testimony about deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R., Ky.) also sent a subpoena to the Department of Justice for records related to Epstein’s case, and issued subpoenas to compel testimony from several other figures, including former FBI directors James Comey and Robert Mueller, former Attorneys General Loretta Lynch, Eric Holder, William Barr, Jeff Sessions, and Alberto Gonzales.
Hillary Clinton is being asked to appear for testimony on October 9, while Bill Clinton was asked to appear on October 14.
The committee has given the DOJ until August 19 to turn over records related to Epstein’s case.
While Epstein committed suicide in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on federal sex trafficking charges, the case has received renewed attention from Republican lawmakers and President Trump’s supporters in recent months.
The Trump administration is currently trying to limit the fallout from its decision not to release the government’s files on Epstein, despite Trump’s repeated promises to do so on the campaign trail.
The DOJ released a memo last month that said a systematic review revealed there was no incriminating client list that existed.
“There was also no credible evidence found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions. We did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.”
The latest round of subpoenas comes after the committee announced last week that it would delay convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell’s testimony because it will not meet her demands for immunity.
Comer sent a letter to Maxwell’s attorneys last week rejecting her request for full immunity and postponing her scheduled August 11 testimony as negotiations continue.
“Regarding your requested conditions, the Committee is willing to continue to engage in good faith negotiations,” Comer wrote to Maxwell’s attorney David Markus.
“However, the Committee is unwilling to grant you congressional immunity,” Comer added.
“Further, while the Committee is unwilling to send you questions in advance, the Committee will continue its long-standing practice of engaging in forthright and detailed discussions about scoping.”
Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence after her conviction on federal sex trafficking charges in 2021, had made several requests in addition to her demand for immunity and to receive questions ahead of time, including to conduct the interview in a different location than her Tallahassee correctional facility and to schedule a date for testimony that falls after the Supreme Court handles her appeal of her conviction.
She threatened to invoke her Fifth Amendment right and decline to answer questions if her conditions are not met.
Maxwell did not testify during her own criminal trial, which her attorneys attributed to psychological turmoil caused by poor jail conditions.
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