Rep. Subramanyam Statement on Oversight Committee Contempt Votes

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) released the following statement after voting to hold former President Bill Clinton in civil contempt for not complying with the Oversight Committee's subpoena:

"I voted to hold Bill Clinton in civil contempt because my goal is to hear from the Clintons or anyone else who might have information about Jeffrey Epstein. The Clintons are in ongoing negotiations with the committee, so criminal contempt charges and throwing the Clintons in jail all but guarantees we won't get answers.

We need to be consistent about holding people who violate subpoenas in contempt, whether they are Democrats or Republicans. AG Bondi has deliberately not complied with our committee's subpoena for the release of all the files, a subpoena which passed unanimously in July. It's clear the Majority wants to make this partisan and further Trump's agenda of weaponizing the DOJ to attack political enemies.

We must get justice for the victims and ensure they finally get a real, thorough investigation of Epstein's crimes. Playing partisan politics and enabling the President to jail his political enemies does nothing to get victims or the American people the answers they deserve."