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Comer says Bill Clinton deferred to Oversight Committee on whether to question Trump

(27 Feb 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Chappaqua, New York - 27 February 2026 1. Rep. James Comer walks out to speak to press 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. James Comer, House Oversight Committee Chairman: "Hello, just wanted to give a brief update. I know the minority members are going to be coming out very shortly. We just concluded the second hour of depositions. The Republicans or the majority had an hour. The Democrats or the minority had an hour. We will break for 10 minutes. Then the majority will go back for our second hour, which will be the third total hour. That might be the halfway point after that. That's yet to be determined. But I just wanted to mention something, because I know there's a lot of obsession about President Trump from the media, a lot of curiosity about President Trump for the media. I want to make a statement because they'll probably not mention this when they come out here. A ranking member Garcia (Rep. Robert Garcia, D-CA) asked President Clinton, quote, 'Should President Trump be called to answer questions from this committee?' And President Clinton said, that's for you to decide. And the president went on to say that the president, Trump, has never said anything to me to make me think he was involved. And he meant with Epstein. So just, I know there's a lot of curiosity about President Trump. I thought that was an interesting thing that President Clinton said. So I'll let the Democrats have the podium and they can answer your questions. But we'll come back at the conclusion. The majority will and we'll answer all your questions, thank you." 3. Comer walks away STORYLINE: The top Republican on the House Oversight Committee gave reporters a brief update Friday afternoon after the Republican majority asked former President Bill Clinton questions for about an hour, followed by an hour from the Democratic minority. Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky), the chairman of the committee, said Clinton was asked by Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia if the panel should call on President Donald Trump to answer questions about his relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. "President Clinton said, 'That's for you to decide.' And the president went on to say that the president, Trump, has never said anything to me to make me think he was involved. And he meant with Epstein," Comer said. "I know there's a lot of curiosity about President Trump. I thought that was an interesting thing that President Clinton said," he added. Comer said Republicans would get another hour before a break. He said the day would be at about "the halfway point" by then, suggesting Clinton will spend at least six hours with lawmakers. =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...