Clintons’ latest offer to avoid contempt vote rebuffed by Republican chairman
Attorneys representing Bill and Hillary Clinton made a last-ditch offer to avoid a House contempt of Congress vote in the congressional Jeffrey Epstein probe, but were rejected by Oversight Chair James Comer.
TL;DR
- Attorneys for Bill and Hillary Clinton offered a voluntary, four-hour transcribed interview for Bill Clinton, limited in scope, and suggested a similar interview or sworn declaration for Hillary Clinton.
- The offer was made in exchange for the withdrawal of subpoenas and contempt resolutions.
- House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer rejected the offer, calling it unreasonable and an affront to the American people's desire for transparency.
- Comer cited the Clintons' failure to appear for depositions and their prolonged refusal to provide in-person testimony as reasons for rejection.
- The rejection makes a final House vote on contempt resolutions this week highly likely.