美国政治

Clintons refuse to testify to oversight committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein

Former US president and secretary of state accuse Republican chair of partisanship in handling case of late sex offender

Bill and Hillary Clinton have refused to testify before a congressional committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein, in an escalation that could see the former US president and one-time secretary of state held in contempt of Congress.

James Comer, the Republican congressman who chairs the House oversight committee and is leading the congressional investigation into the late convicted sex offender, has for months sought testimony from the Clintons over their ties to Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

But on Tuesday, the former president and secretary of state made clear that they were willing to defy a congressional subpoena in the face of threats from Comer and other top Republicans, including President Donald Trump.

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