The ongoing Congressional inquiry into the Jeffrey Epstein case is causing potential issues for Bill and Hillary Clinton.

Members of the House Oversight Committee, predominantly Republicans, have voted to move forward with resolutions that would charge the Clintons with contempt of Congress. This decision stems from their alleged failure to comply with subpoenas demanding they testify about their associations with Epstein, the infamous deceased sex offender.

The committee saw a vote tally of 34-8-2 in favor of charging Bill Clinton and a 28-15-1 vote for Hillary Clinton’s resolution.

Committee Chairman James Comer successfully persuaded his Republican colleagues that the Clintons were indeed ignoring the subpoenas issued to them.

Although the Clintons had shown willingness to engage with the committee’s staff and were in talks to arrange suitable terms for their questioning, Comer criticized the five-month negotiation period as merely a ‘delay tactic.’ He suggested they were attempting to outlast the investigation, which is led by Republicans.

In an effort to evade the contempt charges, the Clintons’ attorney proposed a meeting between Bill Clinton and Comer, along with ranking Democrat Robert Garcia, in New York. However, Comer declined this meeting as it would proceed without an official transcript.

A Clinton spokesman pushed back on that assertion on Tuesday on X, saying the Clintons ‘never said no to a transcript.’

‘Interviews are on the record and under oath. Whether it was written or typed isn’t why this is happening. If that were the last or only issue, we’d be in a different position. You keep misdirecting to protect you-know-who and God knows what,’ the spokesman said.

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (top right) (R-KY) speaks during a hearing at the U.S. Capitol January 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. The full committee was expected to vote on a markup of a resolution recommending that the House of Representatives find former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress

Former President Bill Clinton and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein picture in an undated photograph released by the Department of Justice

President Bill Clinton and first lady Hillary dance at the Arkansas Ball on inauguration night, January 20, 1993, in Wahsington, DC

California Democratic Rep. Dave Min argued the contempt resolution amounts to political theater, not accountability.

Wednesday’s hearing focused on resolutions to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas about their relationship with Epstein.

Republicans insisted the Clintons must testify, while Democrats called the focus politically motivated.

But Comer said he wanted information from any relevant source, also announced that Ghislaine Maxwell will sit for a congressional deposition on February 9.

‘I agree that we need to hear from Ghislaine Maxwell,’ Comer said. He admitted his staff has ‘been trying to get her in for a deposition. Our lawyers have been saying that she’s going to plead the fifth, but we have nailed down a date, February 9, where Ghislaine Maxwell will be deposed by this committee.’

However, Maxwell’s lawyers have ‘made it clear that she’s going to plead the fifth.’

‘I hope she changes her mind, because I want to hear from her,’ Comer added.

Democrat Ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, Robert Garcia, claimed a victory for Comer, summoning Maxwell to testify, noting in a statement posted on X that the action was a result of his party’s pressure campaign.

Garcia also noted that ‘the coverup in continuing’ as Maxwell has ‘gotten special treatment from the DOJ for months.’

Democrats also tried to include the Department of Justice (DOJ) under Pam Bondi in the contempt of Congress charges, as all of the Epstein Files have still not been released despite the Epstein Files Transparency Act being passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump in November of 2025.

Ohio Democratic Representative Shontel Brown said during Wednesday’s hearing that 99 percent of the Epstein Files are still with the Department. 

Comer himself said Wednesday that even he would like to see the files be released at a faster pace.

‘Attorney General Bondi, the Department of Justice, are producing documents, while the pace is slower than any of us would prefer, and must speed up,’ Comer noted.