Bill Clinton to testify before House panel over Epstein ties

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• He has denied wrongdoing and expressed regret for his association. More from World Hillary Clinton urges House panel to call Trump to testify over Epstein ties during deposition Hillary Clinton set to testify behind closed doors in US House panel's Epstein probeThe panel’s Republican chairman, Representative James Comer of Kentucky, says the Clintons are not accused of wrongdoing but must answer questions about Epstein’s involvement with their charitable foundation. They agreed to testify near their main residence of Chappaqua, New York, after the House of Representatives threatened to hold them in contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate.
• Some Democrats supported the move. Both Clintons accuse Republicans of conducting a partisan exercise designed to protect President Donald Trump from scrutiny, noting that others in the inquiry were allowed to submit written statements rather than testify in person. Quick ReadsView All‘The brain needs to be used’: Pope Leo warns priests over use of AI for writing sermonsAfter Russia, Iran slash oil prices for China as US threat loomsDemocrats say the panel should also subpoena Trump, whose name appears frequently in the Epstein-related files.
• Trump socialized extensively with Epstein in the 1990s and 2000s, before Epstein’s 2008 conviction of soliciting prostitution from a minor. Democrats are also accusing Trump’s Justice Department of withholding records of a woman who accused Trump of sexually abusing her when she was a minor.
• The Justice Department has said it is looking at the material in question and will publish it if appropriate. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADThe department has previously cautioned that the material it has released includes unfounded accusations and sensationalist claims about Trump, and authorities have not accused him of any criminal wrongdoing in connection with Epstein. Epstein died in jail in 2019 while facing federal sex-trafficking crimes.
• His death was ruled a suicide. With inputs from agenciesFollow Firstpost on Google.