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The Clintons face contempt of Congress proceedings for failing to show up for a House committee hearing in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation Tuesday Jan. 13th.
Former President Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were supposed to appear in December but asked to push their appearance to January 13th and the 14th.
Now a committee spokesperson says neither has confirmed they will appear, and Congressman James Comer, the chairman of the panel, said he'll slap them with contempt if they don't show.
Comer subpoenaed the Clintons to testify in depositions related to the former president's relationship with Epstein.
The Clintons addressed the prospect of the committee holding them in contempt: “We expect you will direct your committee to seek to hold us in contempt,” they wrote, adding, “You will say it is not our decision to make. But we have made it. Now you have to make yours.”
"No one’s accused of Bill Clinton of any wrongdoing. We just have questions," Comer said, "And that’s why the Democrats voted along with Republicans to subpoena Bill Clinton."
Republicans Peter Navarro and Steve Bannon both served four-month prison sentences for defying a congressional subpoena.
Comer says the committee will move to hold the Clinton's in contempt of Congress next week. He says, Bill Clinton spent a lot of time with Epstein while he was president and to his knowledge, Clinton has never answered questions about his relationship with Epstein.
Hillary Clinton was set to be deposed on January 14th. "We've communicated with President Clinton's legal team for months now, given them opportunity after opportunity to come in, to give us a day, and they continue to delay, delay, delay," Comer said. "I think it's very disappointing."