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Clintons Agree to Testify in House Epstein Inquiry Amidst Other Political Developments
Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed to testify in the House Oversight Committee's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender, according to the New York Times. This decision came days before the House was expected to vote on holding them in criminal contempt of Congress. For months, the Clintons had resisted complying with subpoenas from Representative James R. Comer, the committee's Republican chairman, dismissing them as invalid and legally unenforceable. They had accused Comer of targeting them as political adversaries of President Trump.
The New York Times reported that the Clintons' capitulation followed a period of staunch resistance, during which they vowed to fight Comer's efforts indefinitely. However, some Democrats on the panel joined Republicans in a vote to recommend charging the Clintons with contempt of Congress, potentially influencing their decision to cooperate.
In other political news, Attorney General Pam Bondi criticized former CNN anchor Don Lemon for defending actions at a Minnesota church anti-ICE protest as an "act of journalism," Fox News reported. Bondi, speaking on "Hannity," referenced the arrest of two more people in connection to the protest. "So, anyone with a camera then would be allowed, under his Lemons theory, to come in and attack a church like that and riot a church on a Sunday morning," she said. "You can't do that in this country. It's illegal, we're going to prosecute you, and you will be held accountable."
Planned Parenthood also announced it was voluntarily dropping its lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's ability to withhold Medicaid payments under a provision in President Trump's tax bill, according to Fox News. The organization had sued in July after Trump signed a spending bill that included prohibiting federal funding from going to abortion providers, arguing that it unfairly targeted their clinics and would leave patients with fewer health care options.
Meanwhile, Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized Republicans, stating they "done effd up in Texas," as reported by Fox News. During a news conference at the U.S. Capitol, Jeffries accused the GOP of overreaching on redistricting and predicted they would fall short of flipping five congressional seats. He referenced a recent Texas state senate race in which a Democrat flipped a seat in a district President Donald Trump carried in 2020, suggesting a potential backlash against the GOP.
In a separate development, Jeannine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, threatened jail time for anyone who enters the capital with a gun, according to the New York Times. "If anyone brings a gun into the District, you mark my words, youre going to jail," Pirro stated on Fox News. "I dont care if you have a license in another district and I dont care if youre a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else." Her remarks prompted pushback from the Republican Party's pro-Second Amendment wing.
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