The Clintons face contempt charge for refusal to testify over child rapist Epstein

Former US president and first lady Bill and Hilary Clinton face contempt of Congress charges today, 13 January, after refusing to testify in its investigation into serial child rapist and trafficker – and Israeli spy – Jeffrey Epstein. Bill Clinton’s appearances in the Epstein files released so far include a reference to Donald Trump fellating him. Clinton also flew frequently on Epstein’s private jet used to traffic young girls, leading it to be nicknamed the “Lolita Express”. Before his suspicious death in prison, Epstein claimed that Clinton had never visited Epstein’s private island, where much of the rape and abuse took place.

The Clintons: the lowest of the low

House Republican leader James Comer (R, Kentucky) has previously said that he would bring contempt charges if the Clintons refused to testify in person. When they declined to appear, he said he would begin the contempt process.

The Clintons have tried to cast their refusal to testify as some kind of battle for America. In a letter to Comer, they wrote:

Every person has to decide when they have seen or had enough and are ready to fight for this country, its principles and its people, no matter the consequences. For us, now is that time.

Every person involved in Epstein’s activities must face the consequences, but both Democrats and Republicans continue trying to shift blame onto each other. Trump, who reportedly appears hundreds of times in the latest release, including allegations of rape and child rape, has been visibly evasive when confronted about his activities with Epstein, including a laughable attempt to claim that nobody is interested in the Epstein case any more.

When Trump’s government finally released its latest batch of files relating to Epstein and his correspondence, whole sections were blacked out. Much of the redaction failed, however: whichever FBI staffer created the redacted ‘PDF’ files either didn’t realise or didn’t care that the text under the black blocks could still be copied and pasted into a fresh document.

According to the New York Times, Epstein visited the Clintons White House no fewer than seventeen times. Comer held the planned deposition anyway, leaving an empty chair to highlight the former president’s non-appearance. The Clintons have claimed that they considered the subpoenas “invalid and legally unenforceable”.

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