You have to think the Clintons were feigning concern over testifying

[bigtree]

...it's just going to be a republican bloodbath.

Clintons reverse course, agree to testify in House Epstein inquiry

“They negotiated in good faith. You did not. They told you under oath what they know, but you don’t care,” Clinton spokesperson Angel Ureña wrote on the social platform X in response to a post from Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.). “But the former President and former Secretary of State will be there. They look forward to setting a precedent that applies to everyone.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5719536-bill-hillary-clinton-testify-house-oversight-epstein/

It's amazing to me hown many times they've done this so far and shoot themselves in their tiny __ , as their witnesses expose their lies and just amplify the truth.

What do they think is going to happen here? As their spokesperson says, this will set the precedent for the others to appear whose abuse of children will be harder to explain away, for example, than influence peddling associations with the convicted rapist and his child groomer.

Besides, Hillary has this.

Hillary Clinton's Benghazi Testimony By the Numbers
Clinton testified for more than 8 hours before the committee.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hillary-clintons-benghazi-testimony-numbers/story?id=34667634

[dweller]

1. I hope they go

Loaded for bear

🤔



✌🏻

[TomSlick]

3. You can count on it.

You'd have thought the GOP would have learned its lesson with the Benghazi hearing.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. It has the potential to be a very big event in the scheme of things

The outcome may not be very different than their past efforts to demonize the libs.

But an ex-President and First Lady who ran for president could attract public attention in ways that force the media to straighten up for a couple weeks.

Plus, the election approaches. Time is a most precious resource. This will waste GOP time and credibility.

[babylonsister]

4. Most rethugs of the current batch

have questioned people, and they're moronic imo. There really isn't one I have respect for due to their intelligence and burning inquiries. I think the Clintons will bring them down a peg or three.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

5. That's how Bill Clinton got impeached.

[bigtree]

6. and left office with his approval rating through the roof

...lived that from the very start, so, I can converse Clinton every which way but loose.

Just saying.

[AZJonnie]

7. All posts on this topic seem to be missing the big picture of what the GQP is trying to do

ALONG with the Clintons, the following have also been requested to appear: Alberto Gonzalez, Mueller, Comey, Holder, Lynch, Sessions, Barr, Garland

A murderers row, if you will (if you're emerging from the depths of the paranoid MAGA deep-state fantasy world).

The stated theme is an investigation into how federal authorities handled the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases, including why Epstein was able to offend for so long and how DOJ/FBI decisions were made across multiple administrations.

The committee is targeting six former attorneys general (Gonzales, Holder, Lynch, Sessions, Barr, Garland) and two former FBI directors (Mueller, Comey) to question their leadership decisions regarding Epstein-related investigations, plea deals, and subsequent civil litigation across four administrations

Bill and Hillary Clinton are singled out because of Bill Clinton’s documented past ties to Epstein, and because Republicans say they want to explore any potential influence or knowledge those relationships might have had over federal handling of the case.

NOTE: All that follows, which I state in a factual sort of way, is SPECULATION on my part. I'm betting this is the plan, and what they're trying to do.

*** factually-stated supposition start ***

This entire fucking escapade is going to be the GQP cherry-picking any little thing in the "Epstein Files" where they think they can "play up" even the slightest appearance of "inaction". ESPECIALLY if that inaction relates to anyone on the Left.

For example: In Guiffre's testimony in her 2015 case against Maxwell, she said in deposition that she was forced into sex with Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, and Senator/Governor Bill Richardson by Epstein. She had since admitted that she did a lot of guessing when picking these names, other than Andrew, she didn't really *know* these people, and she in fact picked their faces from a "Book of Known Epstein Associates", like 8 years after the events. She appears to have gotten Dershowitz similarly wrong, but that's a topic for another post, if need be.

Anyways, The House GQP Flying Monkeys will be focused on anything LIKE that to try to "show" that The Deep State (all these people they're calling) were actually DEFENDING Epstein all along, in some cases for political reasons.

They will bring up that "sworn statement" from "Tiffany Doe" accusing Epstein and Trump of raping a 13 year old (that 'came out' over the weekend but HAS BEEN KNOWN OF for 10 years!) and force Lynch to go on record saying "We didn't really do much with it because we quickly deemed it not credible" (which as I've said, is a very logical conclusion in this *particular* case).

Then they'll crow on about how Lynch herself thinks it was a fraudulent claim against Trump (e.g. people make stuff up about Trump all the time!), and perjury was committed by Ms Doe, and did you TRY to find the person who signed this ILLEGAL deposition? NO? Why not? Was it because Mr. Trump was running against Hillary Clinton in 2016? Why did you not try to publicly clear his name, after reports about these allegations appeared in the media in the runup to the election? Was that a POLITICAL decision?

Also expect frequent referrals to the "NPA" and "Secret Settlements" i.e. the "25 men" bit, alleged by Maxwell last week in her pro se habeas petition. They're be endlessly probing the witnesses about "the secret deals" they made to let people off the hook. *She* put that stuff in there so they can do this. Give them an "auspice". Create something the GQP can claim they have a need to "get to the bottom of".

This whole dog and pony show, should it actually occur, will be conducted with the goal of "proving" The Deep State protected Epstein, but BOLD BRAVE PRESIDENT TRUMP FINALLY BROUGHT HIM TO JUSTICE!!!

*** factually-stated supposition end ***

[newdeal2]

8. Trump will be long gone before he is forced to testify

And/or SCOTUS will rule that former presidents don’t need to testify.

[bigtree]

9. like in an actual prosecution

...you don't necessarily need the defendant to testify about themselves.

You just need witnesses to testify about them.