众议院监督委员会主席詹姆斯·卡莫周二发出了许多新的传票，包括一份给司法部的完整的杰弗里·爱泼斯坦文件，另一份是未来几个月前总统比尔·克林顿和前国务卿希拉里·克林顿的证词。
卡莫说，他希望司法部在8月19日或之前交出“全部、完整、未经编辑的爱泼斯坦档案”。
“虽然该部门努力发现并公开披露与爱泼斯坦先生和麦克斯韦尔女士案件有关的更多信息，但国会必须监督联邦政府对性贩运法律的执行，特别是对爱泼斯坦先生和麦克斯韦尔女士的调查和起诉的处理，”卡莫在给司法部长帕姆·邦迪的传票中写道。
除了克林顿夫妇，共和党领导的调查小组还发出传票，要求詹姆斯·科米、洛蕾塔·林奇、埃里克·霍尔德、梅里克·加兰、罗伯特·穆勒、威廉·巴尔、杰夫·赛辛斯和阿尔韦托·冈萨雷斯作证。该委员会的共和党人表示，他们正在从这些官员那里寻求有关爱泼斯坦档案的信息。
一些共和党人助长了多年来围绕该案件的爱泼斯坦阴谋和阴谋唐纳德·特朗普总统本人多次权衡。一些人质疑还有谁可能在所谓的“客户名单”上。司法部和美国联邦调查局在上个月的一份简短备忘录中表示，审查发现不存在这样的名单。
卡莫的传票是在小组中的民主党人之后发出的强行投票发出传票就在休息前，三个众议院共和党人支持这项努力。委员会中的共和党人要求修改该传票包括拜登政府官员和DOJ以及克林顿夫妇的通信。
监督排名成员众议员罗伯特·加西亚上个月表示，此举是民主党人争取“爱泼斯坦文件透明度和问责制”的一部分。
国会传票是由国会委员会或个人发布的迫使他们作证的正式法律命令。
爱泼斯坦被控从事性交易，2019年在狱中自杀身亡。爱泼斯坦的助手吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦尔(Ghislaine Maxwell)在第一届特朗普政府期间于2020年被捕并被指控犯有性贩运罪，并于2021年被定罪。
House Oversight chair issues subpoenas for Epstein files, depositions with Clintons
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer issued numerous new subpoenas on Tuesday -- including one to the Department of Justice for the complete Jeffrey Epstein files and another for depositions in the coming months with former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Comer said he wants the Justice Department to turn over the "full, complete, unredacted Epstein Files" on or before Aug. 19.
"While the Department undertakes efforts to uncover and publicly disclose additional information related to Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell's cases, it is imperative that Congress conduct oversight of the federal government's enforcement of sex trafficking laws generally and specifically its handling of the investigation and prosecution of Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell," Comer wrote in a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi.
In addition to the Clintons, the Republican-led panel issued subpoenas for depositions from James Comey, Loretta Lynch, Eric Holder, Merrick Garland, Robert Mueller, William Barr, Jeff Sessions and Alberto Gonzales. Republicans on the committee said they are seeking information from these officials regarding the Epstein files.
Some Republicans have fueled the Epstein intrigue and conspiracies surrounding the case for years, withPresident Donald Trump himself weighing in several times. Some have questioned who else could be on an alleged "client list." The Justice Department and FBI said in a brief memo last month that a review found no such list existed.
Comer's subpoenas come after Democrats on the panelforced a vote to issue a subpoenaright before recess where three House Republicans supported the effort.Republicans on the committee pushed to amendthat subpoena to include communications from Biden administration officials and the DOJ -- as well as the Clintons.
Oversight Ranking Member Rep. Robert Garcia said last month that the move was part of Democrats' fight for "for transparency and accountability on the Epstein files."
A congressional subpoena is a formal legal order issued by a congressional committee or individual compelling their testimony.
Epstein was charged with sex trafficking and died by suicide in jail in 2019. Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's associate, was arrested and charged with sex trafficking in 2020 during the first Trump administration and convicted in 2021.
