Bill and Hillary Clinton, former AGs and FBI directors subpoenaed for Jeffrey Epstein testimony
WASHINGTON — House Republicans subpoenaed nearly a dozen former federal officials and politicians — deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
The officials — including former FBI Directors James Comey and Robert Mueller as well as six ex-US attorneys general — were compelled to testify before the House Oversight Committee.
Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced the move days after DOJ officials interviewed Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence in a federal prison for conspiring to sexually abuse young girls.
“The facts and circumstances surrounding both Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell’s cases have received immense public interest and scrutiny,” Comer wrote in all of the letters. “While the Department undertakes efforts to uncover and publicly disclose additional information related to Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell’s cases, it is imperative that Congress conduct oversight of the federal government’s enforcement of sex trafficking laws generally and specifically its handling of the investigation and prosecution of Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell.”
Only three sitting US presidents — and four former commanders-in-chief — have ever testified before a congressional committee, making Bill Clinton a potential fifth.
Former federal prosecutor and defense attorney Neama Rahmani told The Post he would be “very surprised” if the 42nd president were to appear before the committee as scheduled Oct. 14, noting that Clinton as well as the attorneys general could claim executive privilege and spurn the subpoena.
The Epstein investigation kicked into high gear after President Trump faced backlash over a two-page memo, released by his DOJ and FBI July 6, that found a “systematic review” of evidence uncovered no so-called “client list” of rich and well-connected associates implicated in his sickening crimes.
Epstein, 66, committed suicide in his Manhattan jail cell Aug. 10, 2019, multiple federal and independent medical investigations determined, but his well-documented links to Hollywood stars, high-powered attorneys, politicians and influential business leaders — along with his sudden death — led to furious speculation.
Trump’s current attorney general, Pam Bondi, had indicated a client list was “sitting” on her desk for the review in February — and that the FBI’s New York Field Office was “in possession of thousands of pages of documents related to the investigation and indictment of Epstein.”
But the July 6 memo said there was “no credible evidence found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions” and no “evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.”
The FBI-DOJ document still noted that Epstein’s crimes impacted “over one thousand victims.”
On July 17, Trump posted on Truth Social: “Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein, I have asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony, subject to Court approval.”
“This SCAM, perpetuated by the Democrats, should end, right now!” he added.
More than six in 10 voters have disapproved of the administration’s handling of the so-called “Epstein files,” while just 17% approved, according to a July Quinnipiac University poll.
“The public is understandably upset. This is a classic case of overpromising and under-delivering,” Rahmani said.
Republicans in Congress — including Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) — have also called for more transparency.