The House Oversight Committee approved the measure with support from several Democrats, and it will now go to the full House for a vote.
If the House of Representatives passes this measure, the Department of Justice will decide whether to file charges for the misdemeanor, which is punishable by a fine of up to $100,000 and up to a year in prison.
Lawyers for Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton called the subpoenas unenforceable and argued that their clients had already provided the limited information they had about Epstein.
The Clintons argued that the subpoenas for testimony were “nothing more than an attempt to embarrass political rivals, as ordered by President Trump.”
Bill Clinton, according to the New York Times, offered to testify under oath in his office in New York, but committee chairman James Comer declined the offer.
Comer called on the House of Representatives to declare the Clintons in violation of Congress, noting that his committee sent a clear message that “no one is above the law” and that “justice must be applied equally, regardless of position, background or prestige.”
Bill Clinton appears in photos with Epstein at his estate, which were recently released by the Justice Department after Congress passed legislation requiring the release of material related to the Epstein investigation.
One photo shows the former president swimming in a pool and another lying on his back with his hands behind his head in what appears to be a jacuzzi.
The spokesman for the former US president, Angel Uren, said that the photos are decades old and that Clinton cut off contacts with Epstein before his crimes became known.
Most of the documents from the Epstein files have still not been released, although the law required their release by December 19, 2025.
Many of the published documents contain censored parts that have not been explained, which was also required by law. Among the censored data were the faces and names of persons who were being investigated by the authorities.
Officials pointed out that there are still millions of documents that have not been made public, reports the BBC.
(Vijesti.ba / Fena)
