Bill Clinton was scheduled to appear on Jan. 13, followed by Hillary Clinton on Jan. 14, but both declined to attend. Their attorneys sent a letter to Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) calling the subpoenas “invalid” and “politically motivated,” arguing they lacked a legitimate legislative purpose.
In a joint public statement, the Clintons accused Republicans of “weaponizing Congress for political gain.”
“Despite everything that needs to be done to help our country, you are on the cusp of bringing Congress to a halt to pursue a rarely used process literally designed to result in our imprisonment,” the couple said. “This is not the way out of America’s ills, and we will forcefully defend ourselves.” Continue reading…