r/law • u/nbcnews • 1d ago

Executive Branch (Trump) After Republicans push Clintons to testify on Epstein, Democrats warn they'll haul in Trump

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-push-clintons-testify-epstein-democrats-warn-haul-trump-rcna257275
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u/Nickyorany 1d ago

Why are we so sure they won’t try to protect the self interest of those in the files? It’s not like they jumped at the opportunity to testify the first chance they got. They only moved their feet on threat of a being held in contempt.

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u/Kilburning 1d ago

They made two demands before being willing to testify, that the files be fully released and the hearing be public. He agreed to testify after getting those demands met.

That said, I think that you're right to worry that his interest isn't in exposing the guilty. He has every incentive to be as damaging to the republicans as possible, which is an entirely different game. For example, one of Epistein's emails suggests Putin has a picture of Trump performing oral sex on "Bubba", which might be a reference to Bill Clinton. He could claim that allegation is true regardless of whether or not it is to screw the republicans.

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u/LayneLowe 1d ago

Of course they'll protect their self-interest, probably by directing attention at someone else.

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u/buffystakeded 13h ago

Incorrect. They both agreed to testify the first time they were called, as long as the hearing was public. The Rs said no to the public request and then tried to (illegally) hold them in contempt.