Claudia Grisales
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mass led the opposition against the resolution, arguing U.S.
military operations in Venezuela are over.
But Massachusetts Democrat Jim McGovern argues Republicans are making excuses.
Just two Republicans, Thomas Massey of Kentucky and Don Bacon of Nebraska, joined all Democrats in the vote to force President Trump to seek congressional approval for the use of military forces inside Venezuela.
However, the resolution was blocked in a tie of 215 to 215.
House Oversight Committee Republicans said the panel gave the Clintons plenty of time to testify, but some Democrats argued GOP members were rushing to judgment.
Democrats were nearly evenly split on the panel, with a majority, nine in all, joining Republicans to hold former President Clinton in contempt.
Eight Democrats voted no, but only three Democrats joined Republicans in a vote to do the same for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Most Democrats argued she was not privy to the same access to Epstein.
The Clintons said they've turned over the, quote, little information they have.
The contempt referrals will next go before the full House, which could lead the Justice Department to consider potential prosecution.
Kentucky Republican Thomas Massey and California Democrat Ro Khanna say Bondi has not fulfilled the law's demand.
Congress approved the Epstein Files Transparency Act with near-unanimous support in November.
Massey and Khanna, who forced the vote that eventually led to the law's passage, say Bondi needs to comply.
So far, the Justice Department has just released a small fraction of the Epstein files.
Massey and Khanna argue the clear refusal to release the remainder of those files is an obstruction of justice.
Khanna says among the missing documents are FBI witness interviews that name other Epstein associates.
He added, quote, DOJ is spending more time protecting the Epstein class than the survivors.