House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said that they will vote next week on whether to hold former President Bill Clinton in contempt for refusing to testify about sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Comer told the press on Tuesday that Clinton was scheduled to testify on Tuesday but didn't show up. His wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is slated to testiy on Wednesday.
Comer also complained that President Donald Trump has answered questions "over and over and over again" about Jeffrey Epstein. In fact, Trump has never been subpoenaed by Congress to answer questions about Epstein, nor has he spoken about Epstein under oath.
Trump was previously subpoenaed by the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on Congress. He refused to show up and was never prosecuted with contempt of Congress.
There have been other former presidents subpoenaed by Congress, though it's rare. Only Presidents Trump, John Tyler, John Quincy Adams, Harry Truman and Richard Nixon have been subpoenaed by Congress.
When reporters began probing Comer about the Justice Department's refusal to turn over all the documents from the Epstein probe, Comer snapped.
"Have you actually read the letter from the Clintons?" one reporter asked.
"Yeah," Comer said.
"Which one?" cut in Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.).
"There were multiple letters. And we read them all. And we read them all," Biggs continued, talking over the reporter's question. "There were multiple letters and we read them all."
"And I think the story here is that Democrats voted to subpoena President Clinton," Comer continued.
When asked about cooperation by the Justice Department, Comer said that they're sending over the documents demanded by Congress.
However, Attorney General Pam Bondi missed the Dec. 19 deadline for releasing the documents. Instead, her office has been slowly releasing information on its own timeline.
Comer went on to issue his own attack on House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and alleged, "he clearly has a problem with me. Maybe he should go to one of those Somali therapy centers and get some type of therapy for his disdain for me. If he's accusing me of any wrongdoing, then he should file a complaint."
The Clintons posted a letter on X about the same time that Comer was answering questions.
"We are lucky by virtue of the positions we held, and the protections afforded by them. But we are not blind. Every day, we see the country we have dedicated our lives to improving take step after step, step after step, backwards," the letter said.
"The priorities you have set as chairman regarding the Epstein investigation, have prevented progress in discovering the facts about the government's role," the letter continued. "The facts speak for themselves: You subpoenaed eight people in addition to us. You dismissed seven of those eight without any of them saying a single word to you. You made no attempt to force them to appear. In fact, since you started your investigation last year, you have interviewed a total of two people. Two."
