Hillary Clinton has escalated her clash with House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY), publicly challenging him to put her forthcoming Jeffrey Epstein deposition under the glare of television cameras.
According to Mediaite, Clinton used a sharply worded post on X to accuse Republicans of deliberately prolonging the Epstein inquiry for political effect. For six months, we engaged Republicans on the Oversight Committee in good faith. We told them what we know, under oath. They ignored all of it. They moved the goalposts and turned accountability into an exercise in distraction.
Clinton then directly confronted Comers frequent rhetoric about openness in government, effectively calling his bluff on transparency. So lets stop the games. If you want this fight, @RepJamesComer, lets have itin public. You love to talk about transparency. Theres nothing more transparent than a public hearing, cameras on. We will be there, she declared, attempting to seize the initiative.
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform recently confirmed that Clinton is scheduled for a deposition on February 26, with her husband, former President Bill Clinton, to appear the following day. Republicans have cast these upcoming appearances as a hard-won concession after raising the specter of contempt proceedings, arguing the Clintons stalled before complying with lawful subpoenas.
Comer has insisted the couple only relented when the threat of consequences became unavoidable, underscoring the committees stance that political prominence offers no shield from scrutiny. Republicans and Democrats on the Oversight Committee have been clear: no one is above the law and that includes the Clintons, he said, emphasizing the panels pursuit of transparency and accountability for the American people and for survivors.
By demanding a public hearing, Clinton has shifted the spotlight back onto Comer and his colleagues, compelling them to decide whether to maintain closed-door depositions or accept a fully televised confrontation. That choice will test whether their calls for transparency extend beyond rhetoric, and whether the Epstein investigation remains a search for truth or devolves further into partisan theater.
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