“I had no idea of their criminal activities. I have no recollection of ever meeting Mr. Epstein. I never flew on his plane or visited his island, homes or offices,” she said. on the X network Clinton referring to Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
Clinton has previously accused the committee of targeting her and her husband, former Democratic President Bill Clinton, in an effort to divert attention from Trump’s ties to Epstein. The ex-president will testify before the committee on Friday.
If the committee really wanted to learn the truth about the financier’s crimes, it would make the president testify under oath about the tens of thousands of references to Trump that the files on Epstein contain, said the former head of US diplomacy and former first lady.
“You made little effort to subpoena those who appear most frequently in the Epstein files,” Clinton reproached the committee. Lawmakers this month held a hearing with billionaire Les Wexner, who, according to the BBC, allegedly played a key role in building Epstein’s fortune. Clinton reproached the Republican members of Congress that none of them attended the hearing with Wexner.
They came to see Clinton
Lawmakers on the Oversight Committee came to interview Clinton in Chappaqua, New York, where the Clintons live. Both hearings with the Clintons take place behind closed doors and are filmed. The House Oversight Committee plans to publish the video recording of the hearing.
The Republican Chairman of the Oversight Committee, James Comer, argued for the subpoena of the Clintons. At first, the Clintons refused to testify. However, Comer threatened the couple with contempt of Congress charges if they did not testify before the committee investigating Epstein’s case and his network of contacts. The Clintons finally agreed to provide statements.
Before the hearing, according to the BBC, Comer told reporters that, among other things, lawmakers want to ask the Clintons how Epstein got his fortune, how he surrounded himself with the most powerful men in the world, and whether he was an agent of the US government or the government of a foreign country.
The House Oversight Committee is one of the most influential bodies of Congress. Its main function is to oversee the federal government and government agencies. Since the Republicans have a majority in the House of Representatives, they also form a majority in this committee. The committee consists of 25 Republicans and 21 Democrats. His highest-ranking Democrat is Congressman Robert Garcia.
Epstein moved among many influential people from politics, business and art, including Trump and Clinton, although these politicians were not accused of any wrongdoing in connection with his crimes.
