The full House is headed towards potential votes on criminal contempt of Congress charges against Clintons
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The Republican congressman James Comer has rejected an offer from former president Bill Clinton to conduct a transcribed interview for a House committee’s investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, pushing the threat to hold both Clintons in contempt of Congress closer towards a vote.
The full House is headed towards potential votes this week on criminal contempt of Congress charges against the Clintons. If passed, the charges threaten both Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton with substantial fines and even incarceration if they are convicted.
Comer, chair of the House oversight committee, posted on social media that he would insist on both Clintons sitting for a sworn deposition before the committee in order to fulfill the panel’s subpoenas.
