Clintons just the latest to be questioned by Oversight committeepublished at 00:20 GMT
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Nardine Saad
US reporter
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Disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell appeared before the committee virtually earlier this month.
Hillary Clinton today and former US President Bill Clinton tomorrow are the latest people to to testify in front of the House Oversight Committee in regards to Jeffrey Epstein.
Last week, US billionaire Les Wexner, who is alleged to have played a key role in helping Jeffrey Epstein build his wealth, also appeared in a closed-door deposition. The former CEO of Victoria’s Secret lingerie brand accused Epstein of stealing “vast sums” of money from his family when working as his financial adviser.
Wexner, who was described as a potential co-conspirator of Epstein’s in a 2019 FBI document, has denied any wrongdoing. No charges were ever brought against him
On 9 February, Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend and convicted associate, appeared virtually from the Texas prison where she is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. But she refused to answer questions, invoking her right to remain silent under the Fifth Amendment.
In August, former US Attorney General Bill Barr – who served in the first Trump administration – sat for a deposition before the bipartisan committee and said he had limited knowledge of the Epstein investigation and could not exonerate President Trump of wrongdoing, the committee said.
Earlier in August, committee chair James Comer announced that the committee issued deposition subpoenas to Bill and Hillary Clinton, as well as other senior officials, including former FBI directors James Comey and Robert Mueller and former US Attorneys General Barr, Loretta Lynch, Eric Holder, Merrick Garland, Jeff Sessions and Alberto Gonzales “for testimony related to horrific crimes perpetrated by Jeffrey Epstein”.
Holder, Garland, Gonzales and Sessions have either said or sent letters saying that they have no memory of decisions involving Epstein or no knowledge and information relevant to the committee’s investigation into Epstein-related matters.
The committee has withdrawn its subpoena for Mueller citing his health issues. It is unclear if Lynch has responded.