Epstein case, Bill and Hillary Clinton refuse to testify in the House

Bill and Hillary Clinton refused to testify before the House Oversight Committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein, challenging the committee chairman, Republican James Comer to impeach them for contempt of Congress. "Every person must decide when they have seen or endured enough and are ready to fight for this country, its principles and its people, regardless of the consequences. For us, that time has now come,' the Clintons wrote in a lengthy letter to Comer, obtained by the New York Times.

Comer repeatedly threatened to hold the Clintons in contempt of Congress if they failed to appear for closed-door testimony. After a long tug-of-war, Comer had set today as the deadline for the former president to appear and tomorrow for the former Secretary of State. But a few hours before the deadline, the Clintons made it clear they had no intention of appearing on Capitol Hill to be questioned by Comer and members of his committee, saying the subpoenas were in their view 'invalid and legally unenforceable'.

In the letter, the Clintons noted that they had already provided the committee with affidavits similar to those provided by other former officials who had been subpoenaed and then exonerated from testifying in their presence. The Clintons repeatedly stated that they were unaware of any information relevant to the investigation.

"Nobody is accusing Bill Clinton of any wrongdoing. We only have questions, which is why the Democrats voted with the Republicans to call him to testify,' Comer told reporters outside the committee room.

He then announced that he will ask the House to hold Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress next week. The contempt charge carries a fine of up to $100,000 and imprisonment for up to 12 months.