Clintons Agree to Depositions in Epstein Probe; DOJ Investigates Church Vandalism; More Arrests in Minnesota Church Storming
Washington, D.C. – Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed to sit for closed-door depositions before the House Oversight Committee regarding its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, leading the committee chairman to reconsider contempt resolutions against them, according to ABC News. Meanwhile, the Justice Department launched a civil rights investigation into the vandalism of a Catholic school in California, and Attorney General Pam Bondi criticized former CNN host Don Lemon for his involvement in a Minnesota church storming, according to Fox News.
The House was expected to vote on contempt of Congress resolutions against the Clintons as soon as Wednesday, until they agreed to the depositions on Monday evening, ABC News reported. The Clintons had resisted congressional subpoenas for six months. "They negotiated in good faith. You did not," Clinton spokesperson Angel Ureña posted on X, according to ABC News.
Separately, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced on Monday that it was launching an investigation into the vandalism of Holy Innocents Catholic School in Long Beach, California, Fox News reported. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon announced the investigation on X, according to Fox News. School officials reported that the assembly hall, chapel, and classrooms were broken into, statues were smashed, images of Mary and other religious figures were destroyed, and a photograph of the pope was knocked to the floor, according to Fox News.
In other news, Attorney General Pam Bondi criticized former CNN anchor Don Lemon on "Hannity" Monday for defending his actions at a Minnesota church anti-ICE protest as an "act of journalism," according to Fox News. Bondi stated, "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," according to Fox News. She added, "You can't do that in this country. It's illegal, we're going to prosecute you, and you will be held accountable. Doesn't matter if you're a failed journalist," according to Fox News. Lemon detailed his arrest to Jimmy Kimmel, claiming the Trump DOJ wanted to "embarrass" him, according to Fox News. Lemon said his attorney Abbe Lowell had reached out to the Justice Department prior to the arrest to discuss his client turning himself in as top DOJ officials spoke openly about seeking charges against him, but that Lowell "never heard back," according to Fox News. Bondi also detailed new arrests in the Minnesota church storming, according to Fox News.
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