Comer Drops New Bill Clinton Quote: Trump 'Never' Implied Role in Epstein Scandal
James Comer told reporters what Bill Clinton said about Donald Trump during the Epstein inquiry.

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TAP FOR WHYRedState is an opinion-oriented publisher, and this article includes the author’s judgments alongside reporting attributed largely to Comer and Fox News. The excerpt does not show independent corroboration or a correction policy.
- Source type — Opinion-oriented outlet; a weaker prior than a general-news organization.
- Editorial standards — The article blends commentary with reported material and offers limited independent sourcing.
- Author attribution — The piece names an author, Ward Clark.
- Transparency — The article identifies Fox News as the source of additional reporting, but the excerpt provides no corrections information.
The article attributes the central account to Comer and acknowledges that the official transcript was not yet public. It offers little independent corroboration or response from other participants, and its commentary is interwoven with the reporting.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article relies on Comer’s account of testimony that was not yet publicly available and gives no counterview from Clinton or other committee members. It does acknowledge that the official transcript was still forthcoming.
- Source diversity — The central account comes from Comer; no other participant is quoted with a differing account.
- Counterarguments presented — The article includes Clinton’s denial but no response to or verification of Comer’s account of the deposition.
- Loaded language — The author characterizes the denial as weak and editorializes about media attention.
The author echoes Comer’s criticism of media attention to Trump and presents Clinton’s reported statement as notable, while using skeptical language about Clinton’s denial.
- Language tone — The article calls the denial weak and describes media attention to Trump as intense.
- Framing — It frames Clinton’s reported remarks as noteworthy in a way favorable to Trump’s position.
- Source selection — The account centers on Comer’s version of the testimony, with no opposing account from other committee members.
During Bill Clinton’s House Oversight deposition, James Comer told reporters that Clinton said Donald Trump had never said anything to make him think Trump was involved with Jeffrey Epstein. The full transcript had not yet been released.
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer said that Bill Clinton testified Donald Trump had never said anything to make Clinton think Trump was involved with Jeffrey Epstein. Comer also said the committee’s top Democrat, Robert Garcia, asked Clinton whether Trump should be called before the committee.
The article notes that the official transcript and video had not yet been released. It reports that Clinton’s public opening statement denied knowing about Epstein’s crimes, and quotes Clinton’s prepared remarks on that point.
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