Comer will ask Democrats to join Republicans in teeing up House-wide votes on holding the Clintons in contempt of Congress on Wednesday, after both defied subpoenas to appear for his committee\u2019s probe into Jeffrey Epstein.<\/a><\/p>\n “The Committee does not take this action lightly. But subpoenas are not mere suggestions; they carry the force of law and require compliance,” Comer will say, according to an excerpt obtained by Fox News Digital. “Former President Clinton and Secretary Clinton were legally required to appear for depositions before this Committee.<\/a> They refused.”<\/p>\n Comer\u2019s statement will also argue the committee “acted in good faith” in trying to schedule the depositions but that “actions have consequences.”<\/p>\n TOP GOP CHAIR ISSUES STARK WARNING TO CLINTONS IF THEY DEFY DEPOSITIONS IN EPSTEIN INVESTIGATION<\/a><\/p>\n Bill and Hillary Clinton, seen during President Donald Trump’s January 2025 inauguration, are being targeted by House Republicans. (Melina Mara – Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n “We\u2019ve offered flexibility on scheduling. The response we received was not cooperation, but defiance, marked by repeated delays, excuses, and obstruction,” Comer will say. “Today, the Clintons must<\/a> be held accountable for their actions. And Democrats must support these measures, or they will be exposed as hypocrites.”<\/p>\n The committee is meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday to mark up a pair of reports on holding the Clintons in contempt.\u00a0<\/p>\n If they pass \u2014 which they are expected to do, largely along party lines \u2014 it will pave the way for the full House to vote on whether to refer the Clintons to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for prosecution.<\/p>\n “We must do what is necessary to uphold Congress\u2019s investigative authority<\/a>, which is imperative to the legislative process,” Comer will say. “And we are doing so to demonstrate to the American people that justice is applied equally to everyone, regardless of position, pedigree, or prestige.”<\/p>\n REPUBLICAN HOUSE LEADER SIGNALS PLAN TO BEGIN CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST BILL AND HILLARY CLINTON<\/a><\/p>\n House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 21, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Tasos Katopodis\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n A contempt of Congress conviction is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum fine of $100,000 and up to one year in jail.<\/p>\n Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro, associates of President Donald Trump<\/a>, were each found guilty of the charge after defying subpoenas sent by the now-defunct House select committee on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.<\/p>\n The Clintons were two of 10 people Comer subpoenaed over the summer as part of the Oversight Committee\u2019s probe into Epstein. But despite the initial bipartisan push, the investigation has fallen into partisan infighting as both sides accuse the other of politicizing the probe at the expense of Epstein\u2019s victims.<\/p>\n COMER RIPS ‘PAID DISRUPTER’ AS BRIEFING ON CLINTON CONTEMPT PUSH DEVOLVES INTO CHAOS<\/a><\/p>\n Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., the top Democrat on the committee, accused Comer of hypocrisy in trying to hold the Clintons accountable while not pushing harder to enforce the subpoena aimed at forcing the DOJ to release all of its Epstein files, which it has not yet done.<\/p>\n Representative Robert Garcia, a Democrat from California, during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (Graeme Sloan\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/p>\n “I think it’s incredibly hypocritical for James Comer to go out and try to hold in contempt his political enemies while [Attorney General Pam Bondi<\/a>] is actively breaking the law, and he refuses to hold her in contempt,” Garcia told MS NOW last week.<\/p>\n![\"Bill](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bill-hillary-clinton-white-house.png\")
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