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Washington’s elite once again thinks the rules don’t apply to them. This week, former President Bill Clinton failed to appear for a scheduled closed-door deposition in the House Oversight Committee’s probe into Jeffrey Epstein, and Chairman James Comer says he will move forward with contempt proceedings—exactly the kind of accountability hardworking Americans demanded when they voted for change.
The Clintons didn’t simply miss a meeting; their lawyers sent a defiant legal letter calling the subpoenas “invalid and legally unenforceable,” claiming the whole exercise was political theater. That argument reads like a playbook for power: run out the clock, flood the docket with legal filings, and hope the public forgets while the elites protect their own.
Chairman Comer and House Republicans did the right thing by refusing to let another delay stand. Comer explained that these subpoenas resulted from a bipartisan decision and that the committee has a duty to follow up on evidence and testimony tied to the Epstein investigation—not to serve as a cover for the Clintons’ PR shop. The American people deserve answers, not lecture notes about separation of powers from people who have long enjoyed it.
Watching the Clintons posture about principle while ducking serious questions is galling, but not surprising. Conservative voices and Fox commentators have rightly ripped into the spectacle, lampooning the letter’s sanctimony and the idea that anyone above explanation can lecture the rest of us about civics. If the Clintons had nothing to hide, they would show up and clear the air instead of sending lawyers to stall.
This isn’t about vengeance; it’s about restoring trust in institutions that have been hollowed out by privilege and selective justice. Republicans pursuing these depositions are doing the tedious, unglamorous work of oversight—work the swamp has long avoided when their friends are involved. Americans who pay taxes and follow the law expect Congress to be even-handed; when it isn’t, voters remember in elections.
Let’s be honest: the Clintons’ long career of dodging tough scrutiny has consequences beyond politics. Every time an ex-president and a former secretary of state treat subpoenas like optional invitations, they erode confidence in the rule of law and send a message that elite connections buy exemption. Patriots who love this country shouldn’t tolerate two-tier justice—whether the privileged are Democrats or anyone else.
If the House moves forward with contempt votes, it should be done transparently and with purpose—not as a headline-grabbing stunt, but as a sober assertion that no citizen is above the law. The Justice Department will decide whether to prosecute, but Congress must do its job: compel testimony, demand documents, and refuse to allow obstruction by delay. That’s how we begin to rebuild a system that protects victims and punishes power when it’s abused.
Patriots know what’s at stake: accountability, truth for victims, and a restored respect for American institutions. The Clintons can either step into the light and answer questions like any private citizen or keep hiding behind legal filings and late-night talking points. The choice they make will say everything about whether Washington learns that the era of special treatment is over.
