As Clintons Testify on Epstein, Democrats Set to Haul in Trump

Facing the threat of being held in contempt of Congress, Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify before the House Oversight Committee about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Scott Wong reported for NBC News.

Democrats intend to have President Trump testify under oath. (Photo: President Bill Clinton)

Democrats now say Republicans have established a precedent regarding Congress’s power to subpoena and compel testimony from former presidents, first ladies, and family members—under threat of criminal charges if they refuse—a precedent they warn the GOP and Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., will soon regret.

“We are absolutely going to have Donald Trump testify under oath” when Democrats take back power, California Rep. Ted Lieu, a member of Democratic leadership who has for years highlighted Trump’s ties to Epstein, told NBC News.

“It is a big deal,” added Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., a former House majority leader who is retiring after more than 45 years in the chamber. “And it’d be interesting to see what former President Trump thinks of that premise.”

Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., a young progressive who serves on the Oversight panel, said Democrats will “100%” take advantage of the precedent set by Republicans.

“It does set a precedent, and we will follow it … Donald Trump, all of his kids. Everybody,” Frost said.

Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., chairman emeritus of the Progressive Caucus, agreed with his colleagues.

“This will make Donald Trump happy in the short term, but in the long term, a year from now, we have subpoena power,” he said, warning: “What goes around comes around.”