00:00the question is now on favorably reporting the William J Clinton contempt report as amended
00:24members will record their votes using the electronic voting system the clerk will now
00:29open the vote on the William J Clinton contempt report have all members been recorded who wish to
00:50be okay we're waiting on one more does any member wish to change their vote the clerk will close the
01:03vote and report the vote total mr. chairman on this vote the eyes are 34 the nays are eight with two
01:14voting present pursue it to this the the eyes have it pursue it to this vote the committee hereby
01:27favorably reports and adopts this report recommending that the House of Representatives find William J
01:33Clinton in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with the subpoena duly issued by this committee we
01:40will move to the report to the full house without objection the motion to consider is laid upon the
01:47table mr. chairman pursuant to house rule 9 clause clause 2 1 I just ask that members have the requisite
01:54two days to file with the clerk of the committee supplemental additional and minority and dissenting
01:58views without objection thank you without objection the question is now unfavorably reporting the Hillary
02:05r clinton contempt report as amended members will record their votes using the electronic
02:11voting system the clerk will now open the vote on the Hillary r clinton contempt report
02:15have all members been recorded who wish to be recorded does any member wish to change their vote
02:42seeing none the clerk will close the vote report the vote total
02:47mr. chairman on this vote the eyes are 28 the nays are 15 with one voting present the ayes have it
02:59pursuant to this vote the committee hereby favorably reports and adopts this report recommending that
03:04the House of Representatives find Hillary r clinton in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a
03:10subpoena duly issued by this committee we will move the report to the full house without objection the
03:16motion reconsiders laid on the table today the house committee on oversight government reform meets to
03:21advance two resolutions recommending that the House of Representatives find former president Bill
03:27Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply
03:33with duly issued subpoenas the committee does not take this action lightly but subpoenas
03:40subpoenas are not mere suggestions they carry the force of law and require compliance
03:45former president Clinton and secretary Clinton were legally required to appear for depositions before
03:52this committee they refused as Democrat ranking member Garcia stated and I quote defying a congressional
04:00subpoena is highly illegal in quote he also stated and I quote no one is above the law
04:06actions have consequences six months ago Republicans and Democrats on the House Oversight Committee's
04:14federal law enforcement subcommittee unanimously approved deposition subpoenas for the Clintons by voice
04:20vote as part of our investigation into the federal government's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein and
04:25Glenn Maxwell criminal cases more than five months ago I issued those bipartisan subpoenas the Clinton's
04:36testimony is critical to understanding Epstein's sex trafficking network and the ways he sought to curry
04:42favor and influence to shield himself from scrutiny their testimony may also inform how Congress can
04:49strengthen laws to better combat human trafficking since issuing the subpoenas this committee has acted in good
04:56faith we've offered flexibility on scheduling the response we received was not cooperation but defiance marked by
05:05by repeated delays excuses and obstruction the Clintons claim they have been treated unfairly because this committee
05:13accepted written statements under penalty of perjury from former US Attorneys General Holder Lynch Sessions and Garland as well
05:22as former FBI director Comey those written statements were accepted because none of those officials were called
05:30information relevant to the Epstein investigation nor did they have personal relationships with Epstein by contrast the committee
05:40required in-person testimony from former US Attorney General Barr and former US Secretary of Labor and US Attorney Acosta both
05:50Republicans because they possessed information directly relevant to the investigation the Clintons are in a fundamentally different
05:59category they had documented relationships with Epstein and Maxwell evidenced by numerous photographs
06:06flat log records wedding invitations and other materials some of these photos can be seen here
06:12we repeatedly informed the Clinton's attorney that written statements would not be accepted the subpoenas required
06:21depositions federal courts have consistently held that witnesses may not impose their own conditions upon the
06:29manner of congressional inquiry yet the Clintons attempted to do exactly that submitting brief
06:36bulleted written statements that are neither comprehensive nor responsive to the committee's many unanswered questions
06:44no witness not a former president or a private citizen may willfully defy a duly issued congressional subpoena without consequence
06:53but that is what the Clintons did and that is why we are here today I would expect bipartisan support for
07:02enforcing those subpoenas by voting in favor of these resolutions unfortunately it appears that
07:09Ranking Member Garcia has chosen to follow marching orders designed to distract from the issue at hand I hope
07:15I'm wrong about this over the weekend Ranking Member Garcia made clear that Democrats intend to divert attention from the
07:22Clintons by instead calling for Attorney General Bondi to be held in contempt the difference is clear Attorney General Bondi
07:30and the Department of Justice are producing documents while the pace is slower than any of us would prefer and must speed up
07:38I believe that much of the delay involves the Department of Justice trying to take care to redact victims personal information
07:46by contrast the Clintons have flatly refused to appear at all despite repeated warnings that the committee would remove forward
07:55with contempt proceedings today the Clintons must be held accountable for their actions and Democrats must support these measures or they will be exposed as hypocrites
08:06We must do what is necessary to uphold Congress's investigative authority which is imperative to the legislative process
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