WASHINGTON — House Republicans subpoenaed nearly a dozen former federal officials and politicians — including Bill and Hillary Clinton — as well as records from the Department of Justice on Tuesday amid an expanding probe into the 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 for testimony before the House Oversight Committee.
Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced the move fewer than two weeks after DOJ officials interviewed Epstein’s late accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year sentence in a federal prison for sexually abusing 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.”
