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Jeffries Slams DOJ, Defends Clintons Amid Epstein Controversy

1/23/2026

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) opposed resolutions to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt over Epstein.
Jeffries criticized the DOJ for not releasing more than 5 million Epstein-related documents.
Negotiations between the Clintons and House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer fell apart.
Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.) urged the DOJ to release files; a court denied oversight of the DOJ's compliance.

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) opposed resolutions to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt over Epstein.
Jeffries criticized the DOJ for not releasing more than 5 million Epstein-related documents.
Negotiations between the Clintons and House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer fell apart.
Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.) urged the DOJ to release files; a court denied oversight of the DOJ's compliance.