“I like Bill Clinton and I don’t like seeing him deposed.”
— President Trump, quoted by Politico.
Bill Clinton Says He ‘Did Nothing Wrong’
Bill Clinton told the House Oversight Committee that his “brief acquaintance with Jeffrey Epstein ended years before his crimes came to light,” the AP reports.
Said Clinton: “I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong. I saw nothing that ever gave me pause.”
Bill Clinton Faces Grilling on Jeffrey Epstein
“Former President Bill Clinton is testifying Friday before members of Congress investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, answering for his connections to the disgraced financier from more than two decades ago,” the AP reports.
“The closed-door deposition in Chappaqua, New York, will mark the first time a former president has been compelled to testify to Congress.”
Hillary Clinton’s Epstein Deposition Yields Little But Tension
“Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday denied ever meeting Jeffrey Epstein or knowing anything about his crimes during a more than six-hour, closed-door deposition in front of the House Oversight Committee, which briefly devolved into chaos after a Republican lawmaker leaked a photograph of the proceedings to a right-wing blogger,” the New York Times reports.
Clinton Depositions on Epstein Begin Today
“House Oversight Committee members will question former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today as part of their investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,” NBC News reports.
“The video interviews will take place at Clinton’s house in Chappaqua, New York. Her husband, former president Bill Clinton, will meet with the committee tomorrow for a similar deposition.”
USA Today: Clintons to talk on Epstein.
The Latest ‘Stand by Your Man’ Moment
New York Times: “Mr. Clinton will appear for his deposition on Friday, becoming the first former president ever to be compelled to testify in a congressional investigation against his will.”
“Mrs. Clinton’s appearance is notable for different reasons. It will act as a reminder that even after serving eight years in the Senate and four years as secretary of state, and running for president twice, Mrs. Clinton is still stuck in the awkward position of answering for her husband.”
Lee Zeldin Praises Hillary Clinton
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin praised Hillary Clinton during her time as a New York senator as someone who was fully focused on her job, Politico reports.
Said Zeldin: “If she was to walk into a meeting with a company… she’ll already have memorized the first two PowerPoint slides.”
Zeldin added she could win over even a “hardcore conservative who absolutely despises the Clintons.”
James Comer Warns Clintons Won’t Want Public Hearings
Punchbowl News: “Hillary Clinton will sit for a private deposition on Feb. 26, and Bill Clinton will follow a day later.”
“The Clintons are still pushing for public hearings. Comer, for his part, told me he’s happy to hold public hearings at a later date. But he insisted that private depositions are more substantive and suggested that after the private depositions, the Clintons won’t have any desire to appear in public.”
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New Generation of Democrats Aren’t Protecting Clinton
“Bill and Hillary Clinton are in House Republicans’ crosshairs — and the Democratic Party they once led isn’t coming to the rescue,” Politico reports.
“A youthful vanguard of progressive office-holders unlikely to even recall the Clinton presidency, let alone defend the former president’s foibles, have largely opted against defending the once formidable pair, even as many regard the GOP effort to compel their testimony blatantly hypocritical and politically driven.”
Said Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA): “I don’t know, man, I was in kindergarten.”
Clintons Agree to Testify on Jeffrey Epstein
Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed to sit for separate depositions as part of the House Oversight Committee’s probe into Jeffrey Epstein, Punchbowl News reports.
The Clintons’ lawyers wrote to Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY) asking for Comer to confirm that the House would no longer move forward with criminal contempt resolutions if the Clintons testify.
The Clintons have resisted testifying under oath about their ties to Epstein. The change in tune is a sign that the pair sought to avoid a potentially massive bipartisan vote holding the couple in criminal contempt.
Oversight Chairman Rejects Clintons’ Offer for Testimony
Rep. James Comer (R-KY), the chairman of the Oversight Committee, rejected an offer from Bill and Hillary Clinton to testify in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, just days ahead of an expected House vote on holding them in criminal contempt of Congress, the New York Times reports.
Clintons Advised to Cut a Deal Ahead of Contempt Vote
Bill and Hillary Clinton have been advised to cut a deal with Republicans to avoid being held in criminal contempt of Congress, after they defied a congressional subpoena to testify in a bipartisan probe into Jeffrey Epstein, Punchbowl News reports
House GOP Moves to Hold Clintons in Contempt
“The House Rules Committee is taking up resolutions Monday to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with the Oversight Committee’s Jeffery Epstein investigation,” Punchbowl News reports.
“This could set up floor votes next week. That would be a huge political moment and put House Democrats in a difficult spot.”
“Democrats have seized on the national backlash over the Epstein files and used it to pummel President Donald Trump. But they may now have to vote on whether to hold a former president and secretary of state, both huge figures in the Democratic Party, in criminal contempt over the probe.”
House Democrats Clash Over the Clintons
Punchbowl News: “Some senior Democrats are still seething that so many of their rank-and-file colleagues backed a stunning bipartisan committee vote to advance resolutions holding Bill and Hillary Clinton in criminal contempt of Congress.”
“Democrats are privately saying the Clintons have a limited window to resolve their standoff with the Oversight Committee or they risk the contempt resolutions passing the House with bipartisan support. House Oversight Republicans haven’t heard yet from the Clintons’ legal team today.”
Democrats Abandon the Clintons Over Jeffrey Epstein
“Democrats attempted to turn the page on the Clinton era Wednesday, delivering a stunning rebuke of the power couple that dominated their party for more than two decades,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Twenty-five years after former President Bill Clinton left office and a decade after Hillary Clinton was nominated as the party’s standard-bearer, a group of Democratic lawmakers refused to defend the pair, joining with Republicans on the House Oversight Committee to advance a resolution holding them in contempt of Congress for declining to appear for depositions regarding sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.”
House GOP Begins Contempt Proceedings Against Clinton
“House Oversight Republicans will begin contempt of Congress proceedings against former President Bill Clinton after he failed to appear for a deposition Tuesday as part of the committee’s investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,” Axios reports.
“Invoking contempt — a rarely used congressional enforcement tool — against a former president would mark a significant escalation by House Republicans.”
Clintons Refuse to Testify in Epstein Inquiry
“Bill and Hillary Clinton refused on Tuesday to testify in the House’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation, escalating a monthslong battle with Rep. James Comer (R-KY) and effectively daring him to follow through on his threats to hold them in contempt of Congress,” the New York Times reports.
Said the Clintons, in a letter: “Every person has to decide when they have seen or had enough and are ready to fight for this country, its principles and its people, no matter the consequences. For us, now is that time.”
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