Former President Bill Clinton was scheduled to appear for a closed-door statement on Tuesday.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was scheduled to appear Wednesday for a closed-door statement.
Bill Clinton was a no-show on Tuesday.
The Clintons claimed they have already provided the committee with all the information they have about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
EXCLUSIVE IMAGE: Watch Bill Clinton’s empty chair statement after he refused to appear.
Chair @RepJamesComer: “It’s a shame. The Oversight Committee will now initiate a contempt of Congress case against the former president for defying the law.”
Contempt coming. pic.twitter.com/uZoKqA1lWM
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) January 13, 2026
Later Tuesday, Comer said lawmakers are launching contempt proceedings to hold Bill Clinton accountable.
“Republicans and Democrats on the Oversight Committee unanimously approved a subpoena for Bill Clinton as part of the Epstein investigation,” Comer said.
“After five months of good-faith negotiations, President Clinton has refused to comply,” Comer said.
“We are now in contempt of court proceedings in Congress,” Comer added.
Oversight Committee Republicans and Democrats unanimously approved a subpoena for Bill Clinton as part of the Epstein investigation.
After five months of good-faith negotiations, President Clinton has refused to comply.
We now begin to disrespect the procedures of Congress. https://t.co/NPqEk3i5W8
— Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) January 13, 2026
Comer said he scheduled an Oversight Committee elevation for Wednesday, Jan. 21, to hold Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress for defying a “lawful, bipartisan subpoena.”
UPDATE: I have scheduled an Oversight Committee elevation for Wednesday, January 21 to hold President Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress for defying a lawful, bipartisan subpoena.
If Hillary Clinton doesn’t show up tomorrow, she too will be despised. @seanhannity pic.twitter.com/VP3onCsxjL
— Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) January 14, 2026
That’s what Clinton’s lawyers said Politics that House Oversight’s subpoenas are unenforceable because they are “unrelated to a valid legislative purpose” and are therefore “invalid and legally unenforceable.”
Last month, the Justice Department released a new set of documents related to the sex trafficking cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
The new trove of documents included never-before-seen photos of Bill Clinton in a hot tub, swimming with a mystery woman.
The person’s face has been defaced, meaning she is a sex trafficking victim and/or a minor.
Slick Willie was also photographed relaxing in the hot tub with an Epstein sex trafficking victim.
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