A House panel voted in favor of subpoenaing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her husband, former U.S. president Bill Clinton. A staffer tells Fox News they will ‘be issued in the near future’ (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The subpoenas would actually need to be issued by Comer to be active.
A House Oversight Committee aide told Fox News Digital, "The subpoenas will be issued in the near future."
It comes after Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., a member of the progressive "Squad," pushed for a vote on her own motion to subpoena any files related to Epstein.
That motion passed in an 8-to-2 vote, also directing Comer to issue that subpoena.
Republican lawmakers have dealt with a barrage of media scrutiny on Epstein's case over the last two weeks. It's a side effect of the fallout over a recent Department of Justice (DOJ) memo effectively declaring the matter closed.
The motion was to direct House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer to issue the subpoenas. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
But Democrats have nonetheless seized on the Republican discord with newfound calls of their own for transparency in Epstein's case.
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Wednesday's hearing by the Oversight Committee's subcommittee on federal law enforcement was unrelated to Epstein – but it's part of a pattern of Democratic lawmakers in the House using any opportunity to force Republicans into an uncomfortable political position on the issue.
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., another member of the subcommittee, successfully got Lee's amendment altered to also call for the release of Biden administration communications related to Epstein.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Clinton Foundation for comment but did not immediately hear back.
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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