Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) called for immediate action against former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Wednesday, arguing that their refusal to comply with congressional subpoenas warrants a contempt of Congress charge.
Speaking on Newsmax’s American Agenda, Donalds addressed the Clintons’ decision to defy subpoenas issued by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The Florida congressman characterized the move as a direct insult to the legislative body and argued that it highlights a double standard in the justice system.
“What Bill and Hillary Clinton have done is they’ve thumbed their nose at the House of Representatives,” Donalds stated during the interview. “Any other citizen would have to answer that subpoena.”
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Donalds contended that while the Clintons had legal avenues available to them, such as appearing before the committee and invoking their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination, they instead chose to bypass the process entirely. He dismissed the written response provided by their legal team as insufficient.
“They could have walked in here and pled the fifth. They chose not to do that. They sent some funky letter drafted by a lawyer, but that doesn’t matter when it comes to a congressional subpoena,” Donalds said.
The congressman revealed that he has already pressed House leadership to escalate the matter. Donalds noted that he spoke directly with the Speaker of the House during the day’s first vote series to advocate for a formal contempt vote.
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“In my view… yes, we should hold them in contempt,” Donalds told Newsmax. “It should be a vote on the floor of the House. That should go out immediately and [be] sent over to the Department of Justice.”
The push for a contempt resolution would require a full vote by the House of Representatives. If passed, the referral would then be forwarded to the Department of Justice for potential prosecution, testing the agency’s willingness to pursue charges against high-profile former officials.
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