Clintons face contempt charges after refusing to give evidence in Epstein probe

Former US president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Former US president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton say they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena for them to give evidence in an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

The Clintons claimed a Republican-controlled committee’s attempts were “legally invalid” as Republican legislators prepare contempt of Congress proceedings against them.