A congressional committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein has voted to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress, in a significant escalation that could see the former US president and secretary of state face criminal charges.
Republicans and Democrats on the House oversight committee on Wednesday voted to hold the Clintons in contempt after they refused to testify before the panel, which last year intensified its investigation into the government’s handling of cases involving the late convicted sex offender.
Nine Democrats and all the Republicans on the committee voted to hold the former president in contempt, while three Democrats voted to hold the former secretary of state in contempt.