House Oversight Committee Chairman @RepJamesComer says he intends to begin proceedings next week to hold Clinton in contempt of Congress. That would have to pass a House vote. If it does, it would then be referred to DOJ for potential criminal prosecution.
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 13, 2026
🚨BREAKING: Bill and Hillary Clinton REFUSED to TESTIFY in the Epstein Files Hearings at Congress. pic.twitter.com/m6tiULDfYh
— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) January 13, 2026
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House Oversight Committee announced Tuesday that it will seek to hold former President Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress after he failed to appear for a deposition as part of the panel’s probe into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
House Oversight Chair James Comer, R-Ky., said that because Clinton decided not to show up “for his lawful subpoena,” the panel would vote on holding the former president in contempt next week.
“We’ve communicated with President Clinton’s legal team for months now, giving them opportunity after opportunity, to come in, to give us a day, and they continue to delay, delay, delay to the point where we had no idea whether they’re going to show up today or not,” Comer said. “I think it’s very disappointing.”
The committee had scheduled a deposition with Clinton for Tuesday morning, as well as a deposition with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for Wednesday, as a result of subpoenas issued last year.