Conservatives were outraged and frustrated after House Oversight Chairman James Comer postponed Bill and Hillary Clinton’s depositions in the Epstein probe, viewing it as further evidence of Republican ineffectiveness of the sort that has long been the case and means legislators in the party are mostly ineffectual.
On social media, comments accused the GOP of being “useless,” questioned the value of voting, and called for primary challenges to “drain the swamp.” Comer had threatened contempt proceedings for the Clintons’ delays, stating they obstructed the investigation.
Reacting to the scandal, one outraged conservative quipped, “JUST IN: James Comer has officially postponed the Clinton depositions. Our Republican majority is useless.” In the comments under his posts, social media users commented with their own reactions.
Annoyed, one comment said, “I’m getting tired of it. It’s making me wonder what is the point of voting if they do nothing?” Agreeing, another added, “Imagine a government so utterly corrupt from top to bottom that the fall of just one key figure could cause the entire thing to crumble.”
Fed up with the situation, one woman who was commenting on the original post cynically said, “I think its a waste of time. They arent going to be prosecuted. They won’t be charged. They know it nothing is going to happen. Its time for Congress to go back to legislation.”
“We need to be talking about primary candidates for practically every member of Congress and every Senator that is up for reelection in November. That is how you drain the swamp,” another outraged commenter on the post argued.
Rounding out the comments, another angry conservative added, “Of course he did. Why would anyone be surprised??? Ask him whatever became of any of the hundreds of investigations he’s run before now. Any charges or indictments?? Our government is a bunch of useless arrogant do-nothing pricks.”
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AS background, while House Oversight Chairman James Comer initially threatened contempt of Congress proceedings against both Bill and Hillary Clinton for refusing to comply with subpoenas related to the Epstein probe, nothing ever materialized from that despite their refusal to comply and his bombast.
During the initial flurry of letters, Comer wrote, “It has been more than four months since Bill and Hillary Clinton were subpoenaed to sit for depositions related to our investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s horrific crimes. Throughout that time, the former president and former secretary of state have delayed, obstructed, and largely ignored the committee staff’s efforts to schedule their testimony.”
Continuing his apparently empty threats, he alleged, “If the Clintons fail to appear for their depositions next week or schedule a date for early January, the Oversight Committee will begin contempt of Congress proceedings to hold them accountable.”
Responding, a Clinton Foundation spokesperson said, “Ask the Chairman for the letter we sent him, and why he won’t respond to it.” Answering this flippant reaction, a spokesperson for Rep. Comer declared, “They think they are above the law and are trying to get out of their depositions by using dilatory tactics.”
Wrapping up this fiery rebuke, the spokesperson added, “We communicated to the Clintons’ attorney today that they must appear next week or provide a date in early January to appear for their depositions, or we will begin contempt of Congress proceedings. They’ve been dragging their feet for over four months. Time’s up.”
Watch the Clintons get called out for trying to get out of the deposition here: