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BumRushDaShow

(166,934 posts)
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 06:47 PM 15 hrs ago

Bill and Hillary Clinton will now testify before Congress

Source: Yahoo! News/Politico

Mon, February 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM EST


Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of the panel's investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an Oversight aide said Monday evening.

It's a remarkable reversal for the former president and secretary of state, who were adamant they would defy committee-issued subpoenas and risk imprisonment by the Trump Justice Department as the House prepared to vote Wednesday to hold them both in contempt of Congress.

After both skipped their scheduled depositions earlier this year, the Oversight Committee voted on a bipartisan basis in January to approve contempt measures for each of them.

Although both have said they had no knowledge of Epstein’s crimes, they have maintained that the subpoenas were not tied to a legitimate legislative purpose, rendering them invalid.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/bill-hillary-clinton-now-testify-234142180.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall



There is this sudden and massive news dump going on.
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BumRushDaShow

(166,934 posts)
5. The NYT broke this first and said a "deposition", which means "closed"
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 07:03 PM
15 hrs ago

(although I expect eventually it could be released later)

BumRushDaShow

(166,934 posts)
6. NYT said "deposition" (which is usually closed but recorded)
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 07:04 PM
15 hrs ago

and in their article (that had a horrible headline), was this -

In an email sent to Mr. Comer on Monday evening, attorneys for the Clintons said their clients would “appear for depositions on mutually agreeable dates” and asked that the House not move forward with a contempt vote, which had been slated for Wednesday.

“They negotiated in good faith. You did not,” spokesmen for the Clintons said in a statement. “They told under oath what they know, but you did not care. But the former president and former secretary of state will be there.”

ananda

(34,578 posts)
3. This oughta be interesting.
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 06:49 PM
15 hrs ago

They should demand to see all, and I mean all
the Epstein files, unredacted.

Polybius

(21,614 posts)
9. If he's guilty of anything, I really don't want to know
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:21 PM
14 hrs ago

Clinton was my favorite all-time President.

wishstar

(5,810 posts)
8. I get impression that the newly dumped files didn't contain anything damaging to them
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:20 PM
14 hrs ago

but by contrast the files included many new and shockingly serious revelations and/or accusations against others who haven't been subpoened and clearly need more investigation than the Clintons. The content of the big dump probably influenced their decision to testify.

BumRushDaShow

(166,934 posts)
11. It's all part of Comer's typical circus side-show
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 05:16 AM
5 hrs ago

But with what has been released so far, he and other MAGats are struggling to reconcile the truth with their manufactured lies.

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