Bill Clinton faces contempt threat as House Oversight Committee demands his appearance in Epstein probe. Republicans warn of criminal referral proceedings.
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FormerPresidentBillClintonhasbeensummonedtoappearonCapitolHillTuesdaymorning,asRepublicansthreatenapossiblecriminalreferraliftheex-commanderinchiefskipsout.
HeandformerSecretaryofStateHillaryClintonhavebothbeensubpoenaedtoappearbeforetheHouseOversightCommitteeforseparateclosed-doordepositionsforthepanel’sinvestigationintoJeffreyEpstein.
ClintonwasscheduledtoappearTuesdaymorningat10a.m.,butit’snotclearwhetherhewilldoso.Thedepositionisexpectedtomoveforwardregardless.
TOPGOPCHAIRISSUESSTARKWARNINGTOCLINTONSIFTHEYDEFYDEPOSITIONSINEPSTEININVESTIGATION
AspokeswomanforthecommitteetoldFoxNewsDigitalonFridaythatneitherhadconfirmedtheirscheduleddatesatthatpoint.
“TheClintonshavenotconfirmedtheirappearancesfortheirsubpoenaeddepositions.Theyareobligatedunderthelawtoappear,andweexpectthemtodoso.IftheClintonsdonotappearattheirdepositions,theHouseOver
