The Wall Street Journal reported on February 9: "Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are once again preparing to confront the Republican-led Congress. The Congress is planning to conduct video depositions regarding former President Bill Clinton's interactions with the disreputable financier Jeffrey Epstein. Unlike in the past, even Democrats are calling for a stricter scrutiny of the Clintons, and very few party leaders have publicly defended them."
Comments: The reason why Democrats are unwilling to defend the Clintons and even call for a stricter investigation is that the Epstein case carries a high public relations risk and significant political costs. After the Republicans took control of Congress, they have used this issue as a key topic to attack the Democrats. Party leaders have chosen to cut ties and protect themselves to avoid election damage and prevent being implicated in the scandal. Essentially, it's the party interests and electoral calculations in the U.S. that have overshadowed so-called intra-party unity, and it's purely a political risk-avoidance behavior.
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