House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a member of the committee, clashed in their interpretations of former Attorney General Bill Barr's deposition. (Getty Images)
"I think the Democratic side is doing most of the heavy lifting, and I don't think we're learning much from the questioning from the House Republicans," Subramanyam said.
"It doesn't seem like this is something where they are truly caring about the victims and about trying to get to the bottom of what's happening."
Crockett said, "It seems like they are going through the motions, and they want people to believe that they are digging in. But at the end of the day, I don't think that we've learned anything through the Republican questioning that you couldn't find in one of the articles that most likely your outlets have printed."
Comer told reporters later by contrast, "Our goal with this investigation is to be transparent."
He even lauded Democrats for taking the matter "seriously," adding, "This is a bipartisan investigation, and hopefully, we'll be able to get the answers the American people want and deserve."
When asked about the Democratic lawmakers' attacks on Republicans' line of questioning, however, Comer accused them of playing politics with the situation.
"It's unfortunate the Democrats are trying to, it seems to me, politicize this. When you look at the basis of this, horrific crimes against young girls, and, of course, the Democrats' goal is to try to dig up some type of dirt on President Trump," Comer said.
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell were both indicted on federal sex trafficking charges stemming from Epstein's years of abuse of underage girls. (Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
A source familiar with his deposition told Fox News Digital that Barr "made clear that President Trump never provided any views or instructions related to the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein or his death, and that he never saw any evidence suggesting President Trump committed a crime."
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"He further stated that he believed the Biden Department of Justice would have released any incriminating evidence against President Trump if such evidence existed," said the source, who described Barr as "cooperative."
Barr is the first of several people who were subpoenaed to appear before the House Oversight Committee after Republicans and Democrats voted to direct Comer to open the probe last month.
Several other former attorneys general, ex-FBI directors, and even former First Couple Bill and Hillary Clinton were also subpoenaed.
Fox News Digital reached out to Barr's lawyer for comment but did not immediately hear back.
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