Inside the Clintons' fight to avoid testifying in the House Epstein inquiry

A quiet, monthslong battle between Rep. James R. Comer of Kentucky, the Republican chair of the Oversight Committee, and Bill and Hillary Clinton over the panel's Jeffrey Epstein investigation, could come to a head this week. Comer has threatened to begin contempt of Congress proceedings against them if they fail to appear in person for depositions.

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The threat is the starkest example yet of the attempt by House Republicans to shift the focus of the Epstein affair away from President Donald Trump and his administration and onto prominent Democrats who once associated with the convicted sex offender and his longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell.