‘Subpoenas are not mere suggestions’: Contempt charges against Bill, Hillary heading for House floor
A vote is expected in the U.S. House on Monday on a resolution to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress, a situation that could result in jail time, for refusing to comply with U.S. House subpoenas to appear and discuss their involvement with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Speaker Mike Johnson is “ready to put a resolution on the House floor” holding them in contempt of Congress, according to the Washington Examiner.
The House Rules Committee is to vote on bringing the measure to the floor, and it is expected to pass as Republicans have the majority.
Already the move has earned the support of the House Oversight Committee, where Democrat members joined with the GOP in supporting it.
“Subpoenas are not mere suggestions; they carry the force of law and require compliance,” Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., has confirmed. “Former President Clinton and Secretary Clinton were legally required to appear for depositions before this Committee. They refused.”
It was earlier this month that the Clintons snubbed Congress and its subpoenas, refusing to appear for depositions.
Instead, they wrote a letter claiming they gave the committee the “little information” they had.
They added, “Indeed, bringing the Republicans’ cruel agenda to a standstill while you work harder to pass a contempt charge against us than you have done in your investigation this past year would be our contribution to fighting the madness.”
Constitutional expert Jonathan Turley, whose advice has served as a guide to Congress multiple times on constitutional issues, said the Clinton’s response was “a chest-thumping letter of defiance.”
He pointed out that even “Democratic members on the Oversight Committee, such as Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said that the Clintons must comply.”
He pointed out that, “President Joe Biden maintained that defying subpoenas cannot be tolerated.”
WorldNetDaily earlier reported that the process likely will include a referral to the Department of Justice for prosecution.
BREAKING: Chairman Comer slams Democrats during our markup to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt.@RepJamesComer: “Today, the Clintons must be held accountable for their actions. And Democrats must support these measures, or they will be exposed as hypocrites.” pic.twitter.com/ufTXIRDkyG
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) January 21, 2026
Republicans earlier said the Clinton’s lawyers “made an untenable offer” for the GOP chairman to go to New York and speak off the record with Bill Clinton. The offer was not accepted.
The Clintons are among a long list of officials subpoenaed for the investigation. Some already have testified and others have provided written statements.
There’s a long record of Bill Clinton accepting flights on the “Lolita Express,” the private jet owned by Epstein, a convicted sex offender.
They claimed no knowledge of criminal activities by Epstein.
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