House GOP seeks to hold Bill Clinton in contempt for skipping Epstein deposition
Source: NBC News
Jan. 13, 2026, 10:28 AM EST / Updated Jan. 13, 2026, 10:36 AM EST
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.
"As a result of Bill Clinton not showing up for his lawful subpoena, which again was voted unanimously by the committee in a bipartisan manner, we will move next week in the House Oversight Committee markup to hold former President Clinton in contempt of Congress," Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., told reporters Tuesday morning on Capitol Hill.
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.
In a letter to Comer, the Clintons said they didn't plan to appear for the depositions. Every person has to decide when they have seen or had enough and are ready to fight for this country, its principles and its people, no matter the consequences, the Clintons wrote in an eight-page letter. For us, now is that time.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-gop-seeks-hold-clinton-contempt-skipping-epstein-deposition-rcna253780
IOW, the Clintons said "fuck you now go pound sand".
Blue Owl
(59,626 posts)timms139
(564 posts)hold little Gym Jordan in contempt first .
Moostache
(11,291 posts)Release ALL files NOW!
Jail all who seek further illegal delays and hold them in contempt in prison until the law is followed. ALL OF THEM!
EarlG
(23,710 posts)Surely this is going to just put the spotlight back on Epstein and the fact that DOJ is illegally refusing to release the files.
Comer didn't "get the memo".
ananda
(35,514 posts)One thing about the Clintons --
They're smart.
turbinetree
(27,735 posts)are smarter than you................maybe you can revisit the below people for starters.........
Kevin McCarthy (then-House Minority Leader)
Jim Jordan (R-OH) ( current)
Scott Perry (R-PA) (current)
Andy Biggs (R-AZ) (current)
Mo Brooks (R-AL)
Wilbur Ross (Commerce Secretary)
William Barr
Steve Bannon
Peter Navarro
Mark Meadows
Dan Scavino
Jose Garcia
(3,551 posts)BumRushDaShow
(172,259 posts)Yet there he is working in the administration and creating the ENTIRE "tariffs" policy.
Jose Garcia
(3,551 posts)I'm sure that future Congresses will want to subpoena former Presidents, especially in 2029.
AZJonnie
(4,017 posts)if it were me, but overall, cool!
Ray Bruns
(6,736 posts)But thats just me.
bronxiteforever
(11,212 posts)BumRushDaShow
(172,259 posts)sakabatou
(46,335 posts)
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