House to Vote Next Week on Contempt Charges Against Clintons for Defying Epstein Subpoena
By Sam Barron | Thursday, 29 January 2026
The House of Representatives will vote next Wednesday on holding former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt for refusing to testify about their relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, multiple sources indicated.
The Rules Committee will meet at 4 p.m. Monday to consider the resolutions for the floor.
Last week, the House Oversight Committee voted to advance the resolutions, with nine Democrats joining all Republicans in voting in favor after the Clintons announced they would defy a subpoena.
Epstein, a New York financier, was friends with the former president, who flew on his private plane.
If the House approves the contempt resolutions, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., said the matter would be referred to the Department of Justice. He stated he expects Attorney General Pam Bondi to act in holding the Clintons accountable, similar to how the Biden administration’s DOJ handled Trump adviser Peter Navarro and strategist Steve Bannon for defying congressional subpoenas.
The Clintons have argued that the subpoenas are invalid because they do not serve legislative purpose.
Comer previously rejected an offer from a Clinton attorney to have Comer and top Democrat Rep. Robert Garcia of California interview Bill Clinton in New York, along with staff.
A Clinton attorney also raised the prospect of having the Clintons testify on Christmas Eve and Christmas, according to committee negotiations.
The Clintons have maintained they did not know about Epstein’s abuse and have provided written declarations to the committee stating: “We have tried to give you the little information we have. We’ve done so because Mr. Epstein’s crimes were horrific.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who introduced legislation requiring the Justice Department to release all its files related to Epstein, argued that Attorney General Bondi should be held in contempt.
