James Comer

Today was a big day for accountability.

I'm very proud of the work the Oversight Committee has done thus far on the Epstein investigation.

I'm very happy that we had a bipartisan vote today to hold the Clintons

in contempt of Congress.

And this shows that no one's above the law.

And I'm just real proud of the committee and look forward to hopefully getting the Epstein documents in very quickly and trying to get answers for the American people.

With that, I'll be happy to answer any questions.

Subpoenas are not mere suggestions.

They carry the force of law and require compliance.

We've offered flexibility on scheduling.

The response we received was not cooperation, but defiance marked by repeated delays, excuses, and obstruction.

The Clintons claim they have been treated unfairly because this committee accepted written statements under penalty of perjury from former U.S.

Attorneys General Holder, Lynch, Sessions, and Garland, as well as former FBI Director Comey.

Those written statements were accepted because none of those officials recalled information relevant to the Epstein investigation, nor did they have personal relationships.

with Epstein.

By contrast, the committee required in-person testimony from former U.S.

Attorney General Barr and former U.S.

Secretary of Labor and U.S.

Attorney Acosta, both Republicans, because they possessed information directly relevant to the investigation.

The ayes have it.