Clintons Refuse To Testify About Jeffrey Epstein; Comer To Begin Contempt Proceedings

President Trump isn't the only one clamming up over Jeffrey Epstein - as Bill and Hillary Clinton are both refusing to testify in front of Congressional investigators over their relationship with the dead sex-trafficking pedophile, escalating a monthslong battle with House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY).

The Clintons were scheduled to testify this week - weeks after the Trump DOJ released volumes of 'Epstein Files' - which were highly redacted, yet featured Bill prominently.

The former US president was scheduled to testify today (Jan. 13), and Hillary scheduled for tomorrow. Hours before the deadline, however, the Clintons made it clear in an 8-page letter that they have no intention of showing up - calling subpoenas issued by Comer "invalid and legally unenforceable," adding that they'll fight Comer as long as it takes.

"They are obligated under the law to appear and we expect them to do so," and Oversight spokeswoman said last week. "If the Clintons do not appear for their depositions, the House Oversight Committee will initiate contempt of Congress proceedings."

Which, they're now initiating for Bill (which Hillary to follow).

Contempt of Congress is a misdemeanor that can result in a fine of up to $100,000 and up to a year in jail if pursued by the DOJ (so, nothing will happen and the Clintons know it).

Comer subpoenaed the Clintons seeking information regarding their personal interactions with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, including documented flights on Epstein's private jet.

The Clintons said in their letter that they anticipated Mr. Comer would argue that the decision about whether to testify was not theirs to make.

“But we have made it,” they wrote. “Now you have to make yours.”

The Clintons had worked to beef up their legal team before Mr. Comer’s deadline. They brought on Ashley Callen, co-chair of the congressional investigations practice at Jenner & Block, who had previously worked as general counsel for Speaker Mike Johnson and other top Republicans, to interface with G.O.P. members on the House Oversight Committee. Ms. Callen also previously worked as a deputy staff director on the House Oversight Committee under Mr. Comer.

They also sought assistance from Abbe Lowell, the veteran lawyer famous for representing clients in the middle of political scandals. -NYT

The refusal to testify comes after a December 2025 testimony was rescheduled due to a funeral.

"Every person has to decide when they have seen or had enough and are ready to fight for this country, its principles and its people, no matter the consequences," the Clintons wrote in a lengthy letter to Comer obtained by the NY Times. "For us, now is that time."

They also accused Comer of potentially bringing Congress to a halt to pursue a politically driven process "literally designed to result in our imprisonment."

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/clintons-refuse-testify-about-jeffrey-epstein-contempt-threat-looms

Trump Admin. REVOKES Temporary Protected Status for THOUSANDS of Somalis in America Following Massive Fraud Scandals

the Trump Administration on Tuesday revoked temporary protection status (TPS) for Somalia. This will affect several thousand Somalis currently living in America.

It also includes several hundred living in Minnesota under TPS.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem explained the reasoning behind the decision in a statement to Fox News.

“Temporary means temporary,” Noem said. “Country conditions in Somalia have improved to the point that it no longer meets the law’s requirement for Temporary Protected Status.”

“Further, allowing Somali nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is contrary to our national interests,” she added. “We are putting Americans first.”

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-administration-ends-temporary-protected-status-thousands-somalis-us

Corsican Separatist Leader Killed by a Sniper Shot During His Mother’s Funeral

Alain Orsoni, who led the separatist Corsican Movement for Self-Determination before becoming the president of Corsican football club ‍AC Ajaccio, was killed by a long-range shot at his mother's funeral on the French island.

Former ‍Corsican separatist leader ​Alain Orsoni was shot dead during ⁠his mother's funeral on Monday in Vero, a village 30 kilometres east of ​Ajaccio, the capital of the Mediterranean ‍French island, the city's public prosecutor said.

"He was ​hit by a long-range shot," prosecutor Nicolas ​Septe said. Local police confirmed the assassination.

“It was a moment of sorrow and grief. Suddenly we heard a gunshot, and Alain collapsed, dead,” Father Roger Polge, who officiated at the funeral service, told France 3 Corse ViaStella channel. “What is happening in our home?"

Le Monde newspaper said the prosecutor had opened an investigation into murder by an organised gang.

Orsoni, 71, led a separatist movement called the Corsican Movement for Self-Determination, which French police considered to be the legal front for the ‍armed group, the Corsican National Liberation Front-Traditional Wing.

Authorities linked ​the Corsican National Liberation Front-Traditional Wing to a series of attacks on the island ‌in the 1990s, some of which the group claimed.

Orsoni was also ‍charged, convicted and later pardoned in connection with a machine gun attack on the Iranian embassy in Paris in 1980.

Orsoni was also the president of Corsican football club ‍AC Ajaccio in the late 2000s and early 2010s.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/news/former-corsican-separatist-leader-orsoni-assassinated-at-mother-s-funeral/ar-AA1U6d9U