The Clintons’ decision to ignore subpoenas and skip depositions in the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein probe is a disgraceful affront to accountability that ordinary Americans will not accept. Republicans on the committee, led by Chairman James Comer, say the failure to appear has forced them to move toward contempt proceedings — a rare but necessary tool when the powerful refuse to answer basic questions.
This isn’t some partisan gaggle of talk-show theatrics; the subpoenas were issued after months of investigation into Epstein’s network and were approved with bipartisan votes on the committee, undercutting claims that this is merely political theater. Comer and other GOP lawmakers have repeatedly offered the Clintons chances to comply, only to be met with delay and legal posturing — and now the committee has to do its job for the American people.
Bill and Hillary Clinton’s legal team called the subpoenas “invalid” and insisted written sworn statements are enough, but that dodge rings hollow. If you truly have nothing to hide, you sit down, answer questions under oath, and let the record speak for itself — not issue a press release and quietly refuse to cooperate.
Americans remember that scandals don’t evaporate just because the elites lawyer up; they fester until truth and transparency prevail. Flight logs and other records showing repeated Clinton trips connected to Epstein’s circle only make the question of why the Clintons refuse to testify more urgent, not less, and taxpayers deserve answers, not evasions.
Worse still, the Justice Department’s slow-walk in releasing Epstein-related files under the law has left the public in the dark and fed a justified fury that elite networks can hide behind redactions and delay. If Washington’s institutions are going to regain trust, they must release the documents, compel testimony, and stop treating powerful people like they’re above the law.
Conservative leaders on Newsmax and in the Senate have been blunt: if a former president truly believes he’s innocent, there’s nothing to be afraid of in a recorded, transcribed deposition. That common-sense demand — show up, answer questions, and face scrutiny like any citizen — is not radical; it’s patriotic.
Now is the moment for Republicans to keep the pressure on and for the Justice Department to stop politicking and start prosecuting if laws were broken. The American people will not tolerate a two-tier system of justice where elites hide behind legal teams while hardworking families are expected to accept the excuses; hold the hearings, enforce the subpoenas, and let the truth come out.
