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Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have been officially ordered by Congress to testify in December regarding their connections to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

The House Oversight Committee has threatened contempt of Congress if the Clintons refuse to appear for depositions. Bill Clinton is scheduled for December 17, and Hillary Clinton for December 18. The subpoenas focus on the Clintons’ personal interactions with Epstein and Maxwell, including flights on Epstein’s private jet and hiring connections tied to Maxwell.

This video breaks down the timeline, the subpoenas, and what the Clintons’ testimonies could mean in the ongoing investigation.

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00:00Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are now facing mounting
00:11pressure from Congress as a powerful House committee insists they sit for in-person
00:17depositions regarding their connections to Jeffrey Epstein.
00:22According to the Centre Square, the House Oversight Committee is threatening contempt
00:26of Congress proceedings if the Clintons continue pushing to avoid testifying in person.
00:33Chairman James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, says the committee's subpoenas, issued in
00:38August, are part of a broader investigation into Epstein, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell
00:44and a number of high-profile individuals who maintained relationships with them.
00:51In letters reported by both the Centre Square and Straight Arrow News, the Clintons' attorney,
00:55David Kendall, argued that in-person testimony is unnecessary.
01:01Kendall wrote that the couple has little to contribute, all of which can be readily submitted
01:06on paper.
01:08What we have learned over the years about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell is abhorrent.
01:16The public's demand for transparency from its government about their criminality is both
01:22understandable and warranted.
01:24Former President Clinton and former Secretary Clinton welcome legitimate oversight in this
01:30matter that is grounded in fact.
01:33In that regard, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary Hillary Clinton have little
01:39to contribute to that legitimate goal, all of which can be readily submitted on paper.
01:47Comer rejected that request, stating that Congress is entitled to a fulsome examination and emphasising
01:54that relevant follow-up questions can only be asked in person.
01:58He added that any attempt to avoid the subpoenas would constitute defiance and grounds for contempt.
02:07Straight Arrow News reported that the House Oversight Committee has now officially informed the
02:12Clintons they must appear for depositions on December 17th and 18th in Washington, D.C.,
02:18following bipartisan approval of the subpoenas earlier this year.
02:22Comer underscored that the Committee is specifically interested in the Clintons' personal connections
02:27to Epstein and Maxwell, not actions they took in their official government capacities.
02:34The subpoenas stem from well-documented interactions detailed in the center square.
02:39Bill Clinton flew on Epstein's private jet multiple times between 2002 and 2003, including
02:46one flight where he was photographed receiving a massage from one of Epstein's victims.
02:51He also attended a 2014 dinner with Ghislaine Maxwell, three years after media reports had
02:57surfaced about Maxwell's involvement in Epstein's criminal activities.
03:03Hillary Clinton was subpoenaed in part because she hired Maxwell's nephew for her 2008 presidential
03:09campaign and later for a position at the State Department during her tenure as Secretary
03:14of State.
03:17If the Clintons do appear next month, Straight Arrow News reports their testimony is expected
03:22to take place behind closed doors.
03:25Some members of Congress, like Repra Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, have already suggested that
03:30jail time could be on the table if the Clintons refuse to comply.
03:36This wouldn't be unprecedented.
03:39During the January 6th investigation, Democratic lawmakers sent criminal referrals for Steve
03:44Bannon and Peter Navarro to the Justice Department after they refused to comply with subpoenas,
03:50leading to convictions and eventually prison time.
03:54With that history in mind, several members of Congress now argue that similar consequences
03:59should apply regardless of political affiliation.
04:04As the Epstein investigation continues to widen, the House Oversight Committee has issued subpoenas
04:10to former Attorneys General Bill Barr and Jeff Sessions, former FBI Director Robert Mueller,
04:16and others, some of whom have already testified.
04:19The committee has also obtained over 20,000 documents from the Department of Justice as part
04:24of its ongoing inquiry.
04:28Meanwhile, public interest in the Epstein case remains high.
04:32The Center Square notes speculation intensified after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi commented
04:38publicly on an alleged Epstein client list before the Trump administration walked back the claim.
04:45Bill Clinton isn't the only former president to face questions.
04:49Donald Trump also faced renewed scrutiny after the Wall Street Journal published a birthday
04:54letter allegedly from him to Epstein, a letter Trump has denied writing.
05:02With the December deposition dates approaching, Congress appears determined to finally get the
05:07Clintons under oath regarding what they knew about Epstein, their interactions with him, and
05:12what those connections may reveal about the most notorious sex traffickers in modern history.
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