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Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton refused to comply with subpoenas from the House Oversight Committee to testify about their ties to Jeffrey Epstein, skipping scheduled depositions on January 13 and January 14, 2026 and instead releasing a combative legal letter. Their refusal is not a minor procedural spat — it is a flat refusal to answer Congress under oath about an investigation that touches on one of the worst criminal enterprises in recent memory.
In the joint letter they called the subpoenas “invalid and legally unenforceable” and accused Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer of mounting a politically motivated vendetta that they claimed was “literally designed to result in our imprisonment.” That rhetoric reads like the old playbook of powerful elites trying to flip the script when accountability gets close, and hardworking Americans deserve to see what they won’t voluntarily disclose.
Chairman Comer, to his credit, immediately announced he would move to hold the Clintons in contempt of Congress — a serious step that underscores the committee’s determination to treat powerful figures the same as everyone else under the law. The subpoenas themselves were authorized by committee action and follow a long-running effort to get to the bottom of how federal agencies handled Epstein’s crimes and who in his orbit knew what. This is about facts and victims, not about partisan theater.
The Clintons insist they’ve provided everything they have in writing, but that is an insufficient answer when testimony under oath can resolve inconsistencies and test credibility. Republicans who have pushed for transparency are right to press for live testimony, especially given the documented interactions between Epstein and other high-profile figures and the lingering questions about delays in the Justice Department’s release of records. The American people deserve more than selective disclosures and stonewalling from the political class.
If Republicans allow this to slide, it will send a chilling message that elites can hide behind legal pretexts whenever the heat gets turned up. Chairman Comer’s move toward contempt proceedings — which he indicated could begin next week — is exactly the sort of enforcement that restores confidence in our institutions when they are used to hold powerful people accountable. Patriots who believe in the rule of law should stand with investigators who pursue truth and justice for Epstein’s victims, and demand that no one, regardless of fame or fortune, be above the law.
