Epstein scandal: “Let’s stop the games” – Clintons demand their public listening to | EUROtoday

In the scandal surrounding the late US intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein, former President Bill Clinton and his spouse Hillary Clinton have demanded that their deliberate statements earlier than a congressional investigative committee not happen behind closed doorways. “Let’s stop the games and do this right: with a public hearing,” Bill Clinton wrote on the net service X.

Former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated she and her husband had already informed the Republican-led Standing Committee on Investigations within the US House of Representatives all the things they knew. Regarding the Clinton listening to scheduled for the top of February, she stated on X: “If you want this fight (…), we will fight it publicly.”

Hillary Clinton is scheduled to testify earlier than the committee in reference to the Epstein revelations on February twenty sixth, her husband on February twenty seventh. Democrats just like the Clintons accuse the federal government of wanting to use the Epstein scandal for celebration political functions. Republican President Donald Trump, who just like the Clintons had ties to Epstein, was not known as to testify by the committee.

The Clintons initially refused to testify earlier than the investigative committee; their attorneys identified that the couple had already supplied all out there data. The Republicans within the House of Representatives then threatened proceedings for contempt of Congress. The Clintons finally relented, however described the proceedings as politically motivated.

The couple’s identify, like that of Trump and quite a few different politicians and different celebrities, seems within the recordsdata on Epstein. Neither the Democratic politician couple nor Trump could possibly be confirmed to have dedicated any wrongdoing.

The US investor Epstein, who was networked within the highest circles, was suspected of getting abused hundreds of minors and younger ladies and of getting referred them to celebrities. He was discovered hanging in his New York jail cell in 2019; based on official data, he dedicated suicide.

Last week, the US Department of Justice launched additional paperwork on Epstein. As within the beforehand revealed recordsdata, quite a few outstanding and influential individuals are talked about in it, together with Trump, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and the British ex-Prince Andrew.