House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer warned Friday that former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could face jail time… and soon.
The Clintons both are facing contempt of Congress criminal charges if they refuse to appear for scheduled depositions about their longtime relationships with Jeffrey Epstein. If convicted, the Clinton’s would face up to $100,000 in fines and up to 12 months in prison.
Over the weekend, Comer sent a letter to the Clintons’ attorney, David Kendall, that rejected the couple’s request to submit written answers instead of appearing in person before Congress.
“Given their history with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, any attempt by the Clintons to avoid sitting for a deposition would be in defiance of lawful subpoenas and grounds to initiate contempt of Congress proceedings,” Comer said in a statement Friday.
Bill Clinton’s deposition is scheduled for December 17. Hillary Clinton’s deposition is scheduled for December 18.
The House Oversight Committee is reviewing the botched investigation into Epstein and his madam, Ghislaine Maxwell, and their global sex trafficking ring. Democrats and Republicans on the committee approved a motion by voice vote in July to issue subpoenas to Bill and Hillary Clinton. Comer formally issued the subpoenas in August.
Kendall wrote to Comer on November 3 and asked that the Clintons just provide written answers instead of appearing for depositions.
“Former President Clinton and former Secretary Clinton welcome legitimate oversight in this matter that is grounded in fact. In that regard, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary Hillary Clinton have little to contribute to that legitimate goal, all of which can be readily submitted on paper,” Kendall wrote.
Comer quickly rejected that proposal in his Friday letter.
“The Committee is not obligated to defer to either your or your clients’ determination regarding the importance or quantity of the information they possess; and it declines to do so,” Comer wrote. “Rather, the Committee is entitled to a fulsome examination of this information, which should include the ability to elicit the information in person and to ask relevant follow-up questions.”
Comer said the Clintons’ long term friendships with Epstein and Maxwell must be investigated.
“The Committee has since worked in good faith to schedule in-person depositions, but further delays are unacceptable,” Comer said. “The Committee looks forward to confirming their appearance and remains committed to delivering transparency and accountability for the survivors of Epstein’s heinous crimes and for the American people.”
Bill Clinton admitted he regularly traveled on Epstein’s private jet, nicknamed the “Lolita Express,” but claimed he never visited Epstein’s island. The former president wrote in his 2024 memoir “Citizen” that he wished he had never met Epstein.
Flight logs show Bill Clinton took frequent trips on Epstein’s private plane in 2002 and 2003, at times leaving behind his Secret Service detail. In one documented flight, there is photographic evidence of Clinton enjoying a massage from one of Epstein’s underage sex trafficking victims. He also attended a dinner with Maxwell in 2014, three years after reports surfaced of her involvement in Epstein’s child abuse activities.
Maxwell was a guest of honor at daughter Chelsea Clinton’s wedding in 2010.
Here's the $20,000 dress Chelsea Clinton wore at her $3 million wedding…
Paid for by Clinton Foundation Haitian relief funds…. https://t.co/1jeOAvP2fy pic.twitter.com/3VDPRCRcBp
— John LeFevre (@JohnLeFevre) March 11, 2024
Now, the Clinton’s will finally have to answer about their close ties to Epstein under oath.
Comer issued his warning after President Donald Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act last week. The law requires the Justice Department to release all unclassified records and investigative materials related to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.