On January 21, 2026, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee took a necessary and long-overdue step: advancing resolutions to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress after they refused to appear for depositions in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. This is not partisan theater — this is Congress exercising its duty to get answers for victims and the American people.
The record shows subpoenas were issued after a bipartisan vote of the Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee last July, and the Committee worked for months to schedule in-person depositions only to be met with delay, excuses, and ultimately absence. Chairman James Comer and staff repeatedly offered accommodation, but the Clintons declined to propose dates certain and failed to show when ordered to testify in January.
When Republicans moved to enforce the subpoenas, several Democrats broke ranks — a telling sign that even some in the left recognize that no one should be above the law. The Committee votes reflected that frustration: the resolution holding Hillary Clinton passed largely along party lines, while the resolution for Bill Clinton drew more bipartisan support and passed by a wider margin. This is accountability in action, not a vendetta.
Now the matter heads toward a full House vote and, potentially, a Justice Department referral that could carry criminal consequences for contempt of Congress. Washington elites who once treated subpoenas as optional are finding out that selective immunity ends when the Congress decides to do its job — the stakes here are real for survivors and for the integrity of federal investigations into Epstein’s network.
Patriotic Americans should demand the House follow through without bowing to pressure or partisan cover-ups, push the contempt findings to the floor, and insist the Justice Department treat this with the seriousness it deserves. Republicans must resist the easy headlines and do the hard work: secure testimony, obtain documents, and deliver justice for victims who have been ignored for too long.
