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Top GOP chair issues stark warning to Clintons if they defy deposition subpoenas in Epstein investigation

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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is urging former president Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to comply with subpoenas requiring them to appear for in-person deposition for the committee’s probe looking into late financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking case.
Comer first ordered the Clintons in August to appear before the committee for an in-person deposition. However, the Clintons’ attorney, David Kendall, said Nov. 3 his clients could instead provide written answers because it is «the most efficient and equitable way to proceed.»
But Comer said such an arrangement was unacceptable.
«Given their history with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, any attempt by the Clintons to avoid sitting for a deposition would be in defiance of lawful subpoenas and grounds to initiate contempt of Congress proceedings,» Comer said in a statement Friday that accompanied a letter to Kendall.
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«The Committee looks forward to confirming their appearance and remains committed to delivering transparency and accountability for the survivors of Epstein’s heinous crimes and for the American people.»
Former President Bill Clinton speaks onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2024 at Jazz at Lincoln Center Dec. 4, 2024, in New York City. (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for The New York Times)
In Kendall’s previous letter, he told Comer the Clintons had little to provide the committee. So, an in-person testimony was unnecessary.
«The public’s demand for transparency from its government about their criminality is both understandable and warranted,» Kendall said in a letter on Nov. 3.
«Former President Clinton and former Secretary Clinton welcome legitimate oversight in this matter that is grounded in fact. In that regard, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary Hillary Clinton have little to contribute to that legitimate goal, all of which can be readily submitted on paper.»
However, Comer pushed back on that assertion and said Friday that future delays would amount to defying a lawful subpoena. Comer said Bill Clinton’s deposition is scheduled for Dec. 17, and Hillary Clinton’s is scheduled for Dec. 18.
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Former President Bill Clinton and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein (Al Drago/American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. via Getty Images; Rick Friedman/Corbis via Getty Images)
Although Bill Clinton admitted he traveled on a jet with Epstein, he has said he has never visited Epstein’s island and wrote in his 2024 memoir «Citizen» that he wished he’d never even met Epstein. The former president also does not face any accusations of wrongdoing with respect to his relationship with Epstein.
The Clinton Foundation did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Comer issued his letter after President Donald Trump signed legislation ordering the Justice Department to release files related to Epstein.
Under The Epstein Files Transparency Act, the Justice Department must release all unclassified records and investigative materials related to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Additionally, it must share files related to individuals who were referenced in Epstein’s previous legal cases, details surrounding trafficking allegations, internal DOJ communications as they relate to Epstein and any details surrounding the investigation into his death.

Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago inPalm Beach, Fla., Feb. 22, 1997. (Davidoff Studios/Getty Images)
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The push to sign the legislation came after Democrats released three emails on Nov. 12 that Epstein’s estate provided to them that mentioned Trump. In turn, Republicans released their own stash of more than 20,000 pages of Epstein documents that same day.
While the documents themselves are authentic, Epstein’s statements in the emails remain unverified and uncorroborated. The documents do not claim that Trump committed any wrongdoing and only portray Epstein mentioning the president.
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Bill Clinton is also mentioned in some of the new, unearthed documents. For example, Epstein said in a 2015 email that Bill Clinton «NEVER EVER» visited his so-called Epstein island.
Fox News’ Emma Colton contributed to this report.
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Comer, House Oversight demand answers in Minnesota fraud hearing, call on Walz to testify

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Republicans on the House Oversight Committee are escalating their investigation into Minnesota’s sweeping fraud schemes, setting a hearing next week and demanding answers from Gov. Tim Walz’s administration over what they say were glaring failures of oversight.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., announced lawmakers would hold a hearing on Wednesday, Jan. 7, evaluating the fraud scandal, its scale and whether the state’s leadership could have done something to prevent exploitation from happening in the first place.
«Congress has a duty to conduct rigorous oversight of this heist and enact stronger safeguards to prevent fraud in taxpayer-funded programs, as well as strong sanctions to hold offenders accountable,» Comer said in a statement on Wednesday morning.
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Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chairman of the House Oversight Committee, pictured alongside Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, right. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images; Allison Robbert/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
While the committee will also hear testimony from lawmakers in Minnesota, Republican lawmakers believe it is the Walz administration that holds the answers on how the problem got so large.
«Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison have either been asleep at the wheel or complicit in a massive fraud involving taxpayer dollars in Minnesota’s social services programs. American taxpayers demand and deserve accountability for the theft of their hard-earned money,» Comer said.
The Committee will hear from Reps. Kristin Robbins, Walter Hudson and Marion Rarick — all Republican members of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
It’s unclear if Walz or Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will accept the invitation.
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Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, speaks at a get-out-the-vote rally on Oct. 22, 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
The hearing is a part of the committee’s own investigation into the Minnesota fraud, a separate effort from ongoing FBI probes.
The Oversight Committee’s announcement comes as new revelations about fraud in Minnesota reveal that the state could have lost as much as $9 billion through abuse of its government assistance programs.
In recent months, investigators have unearthed sweeping fraud schemes masquerading as daycare centers, medical providers, food assistance programs and more. By fabricating services or inflating the number of people they claimed to serve, the schemes allegedly siphoned billions in government funds.
«In addition to conducting transcribed interviews with Minnesota state officials, the House Oversight Committee will hold hearings on fraud in Minnesota’s social services programs to expose failures, identify solutions, and deliver accountability,» Comer said.
Given their size and frequency, lawmakers have raised questions about how a state’s lack of awareness of its own programs could have been so easily abused.
Comer believes the lawmakers who have agreed to testify before the committee will provide insight into the visibility of the fraud rings and whether Walz was made aware of their scale ahead of shocking reporting that made Minnesota’s shortcomings a matter of national attention.
MINNESOTA FRAUD COMMITTEE CHAIR CLAIMS WALZ ‘TURNED A BLIND EYE’ TO FRAUD WARNINGS FOR YEARS

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said Friday that former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would face contempt of Congress charges if they fail to cooperate with the panel’s Epstein probe. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
«Next week, we will hear from Minnesota state lawmakers who sounded the alarm on this fraud — and whose warnings were ignored by the Walz administration. This misconduct cannot be swept aside, and Congress will not stop until taxpayers get the answers and accountability they deserve,» Comer said.
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The Walz office did not respond to Fox Digital’s request for comment on whether he would attend next week’s hearing.
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Año Nuevo 2026: un minuto de silencio por la masacre en Sídney pone el cierre a un 2025 marcado por el regreso de Trump y la guerra

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José Daniel Ferrer: “Cuba termina el año en uno de los momentos más duros de su historia”

El opositor cubano José Daniel Ferrer, líder de la Unión Patriótica (UNPACU), envió este miércoles un mensaje a Infobae en el que afirmó que «Cuba termina el año 2025 atravesando uno de los momentos más duros de su historia“.
En su balance anual, el disidente expuso un panorama de opresión, hambre, apagones interminables y represión política, al tiempo que instó a la ciudadanía a asumir una postura activa y pacífica para evitar que el año entrante se repita la misma realidad.
Ferrer señaló que la isla afronta una coyuntura marcada por la crisis epidemiológica y sanitaria, el aumento de presos políticos, abusos en las prisiones y un éxodo constante de ciudadanos que buscan mejores condiciones fuera del país. “Nada de esto es accidente. Nada de esto es inevitable. Y nada de esto debe continuar”, afirmó el líder opositor, quien se encuentra en el exilio desde octubre pasado tras pasar años en prisión.
El mensaje detalló 10 pasos que deberían guiar a la sociedad cubana durante 2026. El primer punto alude a la necesidad de desmarcarse de las estructuras de control creadas por el régimen, como los Comités de Defensa de la Revolución (CDR), la Federación de Mujeres Cubanas (FMC), la Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC) y otras organizaciones consideradas instrumentos para la represión social. Ferrer llamó a no participar en actos políticos ni actividades que busquen simular apoyo popular a la dictadura de Miguel Díaz-Canel.

El segundo aspecto planteado es la negativa a colaborar con la represión. “No reprimir a nadie. No delatar a quienes defienden pacíficamente los derechos humanos. Recordar siempre que ningún cubano debe ser enemigo de otro cubano”, expresó.
Un tercer punto hace hincapié en debilitar sin violencia las bases económicas de la opresión. El líder de la UNPACU exhortó a evitar financiar al régimen y priorizar la compra de bienes y servicios a ciudadanos independientes o neutrales.
Ferrer insistió en la importancia de fortalecer la sociedad civil libre mediante la creación y el apoyo a organizaciones cívicas, humanitarias, sindicales, artísticas y comunitarias independientes, así como en el respaldo a presos políticos y al periodismo independiente.
Otro de los puntos subrayó la urgencia de denunciar y documentar toda injusticia, compartiendo testimonios con organizaciones de derechos humanos y plataformas cívicas, siempre priorizando la seguridad de las personas involucradas. “Denunciar toda injusticia, abuso, violación a los derechos humanos y realidad que afecte a nuestro pueblo”, remarcó en el mensaje enviado a Infobae.
El escrito también propone acciones cívicas y no violentas para expresar el rechazo a la injusticia, y fomentar la creatividad y valentía en la resistencia. A quienes viven fuera de Cuba, Ferrer recomienda apoyar a sus familias, evitando al mismo tiempo financiar las estructuras económicas del Estado.
La unidad, la fraternidad y la solidaridad entre cubanos, el respaldo a artistas y comunicadores que defienden la libertad, y el apoyo mutuo en redes sociales y espacios públicos son otros de los ejes destacados.
En el plano internacional, pidió visibilizar la situación de Cuba en organismos como la ONU y la Unión Europea; y solicitó el apoyo de gobiernos democráticos.

Ferrer cerró con un llamado a preparar el futuro mediante la defensa de un liderazgo ético y no violento, el aumento del activismo humanitario y la promoción de paros y huelgas discretas como vía para alcanzar una huelga general que ponga fin a la dictadura. “Si asumimos con valentía y responsabilidad este camino cívico, solidario y no violento, si dejamos de sostener aquello que nos oprime y fortalecemos lo que nos dignifica, antes de que termine el 2026 podremos abrir el camino a la reconstrucción nacional”, aseguró el líder opositor.
Por último, hizo un llamado a la acción y a la esperanza de un país libre. “Podremos aspirar a una Cuba libre, justa y próspera; una Cuba ‘con todos y para el bien de todos’, como soñó Martí, como han deseado generaciones de cubanos dignos y como merecemos todos. La patria nos llama. El futuro depende de lo que hagamos hoy. Viva Cuba libre», concluyó.
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