James Comer calls Bill Clinton ‘prime suspect’ in Epstein investigation

House Republican James Comer (KY) teased sensational findings about Bill Clinton’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein, calling the former president the “prime suspect” in the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into Epstein’s connections.

“Everybody in America wants to know what went on in Epstein Island, and we’ve all heard reports that Bill Clinton was a frequent visitor there, so he’s a prime suspect to be deposed by the House Oversight Committee,” Comer told Newsmax.

Comer’s committee has subpoenaed Clinton and his wife Hillary to testify before Congress about Epstein, whose life of crime has been thrust back into the headlines in recent weeks.

Clinton’s Epstein ties

Democrats have seized on the issue to cast a cloud of suspicion over President Trump, who was once friends with Epstein many years ago. Republicans have sought to draw attention to Democrats like Clinton, who was another high-profile figure in Epstein’s wide circle of powerful figures.

Neither president has ever been accused of criminal wrongdoing concerning Epstein.

Clinton reportedly flew on Epstein’s private jet, the “Lolita Express,” an estimated 26 times, and was not always accompanied by Secret Service.

In a memoir published last year, Clinton denied ever visiting Epstein’s infamous island and said he regretted ever befriending him.

After Epstein’s second arrest in 2019, a Clinton spokesperson acknowledged four international trips on Epstein’s plane and meetings with Epstein in New York, but said Clinton “knows nothing” about Epstein’s “terrible crimes.”

Epstein was a frequent guest at the Clinton White House, and he donated to both Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign and his wife’s 1999 Senate run in New York.

Epstein investigation ramps ups

The Epstein case has received renewed attention since the Justice Department controversially ruled this summer that the sex trafficker died by suicide, and did not keep a secret list of clients. The findings provoked a backlash from some Trump supporters, and the controversy quickly metastasized into a scandal that consumed Washington D.C.

Democrats have joined Republicans on the House Oversight Committee to issue sweeping subpoenas, requesting testimony from the Clintons and Justice Department officials spanning four administrations, including former Attorneys General Merrick Garland, Bill Barr, Loretta Lynch and Eric Holder, and former FBI Directors James Comey and Robert Mueller.

The committee also subpoenaed the Justice Department for the complete unredacted Epstein files, putting Comer at odds with the White House, which is eager to move on from a controversy that Democrats have exploited to attack Trump.

The committee has asked the DOJ to produce the files by August 19. Meanwhile, the committee has requested that Clinton and his wife appear before Congress on October 14 and October 9, respectively.

Skeptical

While many are skeptical that the Clintons’ subpoenas will be enforced, Comer has threatened to hold the Clintons in contempt if they refuse to testify, which could expose them to criminal charges from the Justice Department.

Comer also notes that members of both parties voted to subpoena the Clintons, which could make it harder for them to defy the request.

“I’ve never lost a subpoena battle,” Comer said Monday. “I’ve been chairman of that committee for a year and a half — this is the most challenging subpoena I’ve ever issued, but what makes this subpoena different is that the Democrats voted with Republicans.”