UPDATE 2/2/26 8:10 p.m. ET
James Comer posted this after the initial publication of this story.
The only reason they have said they agree to terms is because the House has moved forward with contempt. I will clarify the terms they are agreeing to and then discuss next steps with my committee members.
The Clintons’ attorney sent an email to the committee in the middle of the House Rules Committee meeting, prepping the contempt citations while Comer was testifying. The House was planning on a contempt vote and then a criminal referral to DoJ for the Clintons for not complying with a subpoena on Wednesday.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Bill and Hillary Clinton seem to be hard at work these days shredding their already tattered legacy, and now another ugly charge hangs over their heads. The House of Representatives is set to vote on Wednesday on whether to hold them in contempt of Congress for repeatedly refusing to honor valid congressional subpoenas and testify about their knowledge of the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein saga.
Now, after nine Democrats joined the Oversight Committee Republicans to forward the Bill Clinton matter to the full House (while three voted the same for Hillary), the Clintons are suddenly making demands. Oversight Chair James Comer (KY-01) isn’t interested:
Making the story more complicated, Politico filed a report Monday evening indicating that the Clintons had now come to an agreement with the Committee, and were in fact ready to testify. Comer reportedly quickly shot that one down:
The above tweet from Fox News' Chad Pergram continues:
Comer: There is no offer..They’re trying to set the rules.
Comer: They sent an email. We need to see something in writing
Comer: They see the writing on the wall that this is going to be a big bipartisan vote
The Rules Committee is preparing the contempt citation for the floor tonight.
The list of demands made by the former president and first lady read like they were cooked up by an entitled, spoiled couple who are used to getting their way. That is because that's exactly who they are:
In a Saturday letter to Comer obtained by The New York Times, their lawyers said former President Bill Clinton would agree to sit for a four-hour transcribed interview with the full committee.
The lawyers asked that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has said she never met or spoke to Epstein, be allowed to submit a sworn declaration instead of testifying.
They added she would agree to an in-person interview if required, but only "with appropriate adjustments for the paucity of information she has to offer in this matter," according to the letter.
Those were only some of the demands. Do these seem like “transparent” individuals to you, people who just want to get to the truth? Or do they seem like desperate folks trying to hide something?
Even as I’m writing this story, new information is coming in. It’s still unclear whether Comer and the Clintons will come to an agreement, or we’ll be seeing a contempt vote in the next few days. RedState will keep you updated.