Rep. Jasmine Crockett spent several minutes criticizing President Donald Trump after Ghislaine Maxwell's closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET; Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
"Right now we know that they were willing to try to throw the Clintons in prison for not showing up yet," Crockett said.
"Then we went through the hearing as it relates to the Clintons, I said, 'Listen, we know that Donald Trump's name is mentioned more. Bring him in, too.'… This, for the Democrats, this isn't partisanship. This is about right versus wrong."
Crockett was referring to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., launching contempt proceedings against former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for initially refusing to appear in person on Capitol Hill for their own closed-door depositions.
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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer speaks to the media in the Rayburn House Office Building on July 24, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
"They are playing games right now. And again, this is all about shielding and distracting from the president of the United States, who is absolutely mentioned in those files," Crockett told Fox News Digital.
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Both Trump and Bill Clinton's names do appear in the Epstein files released by both the committee and the DOJ, but neither is implicated in any wrongdoing related to the late pedophile.
Crockett is currently mounting a long-shot bid for the Senate seat occupied by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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