Former President Bill Clinton speaks onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2024 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Dec. 4, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for The New York Times)
The committee had originally requested Bill and Hillary Clinton to appear before lawmakers on Oct. 14 and Oct. 9, 2025, respectively.
Epstein killed himself while incarcerated on charges of sex trafficking minors in 2019, cutting short a prosecution of his crimes.
Epstein was known to have rubbed shoulders with some of the world’s most powerful and wealthy figures, including Prince Andrew of the British royal family, now-President Donald Trump, Bill Gates and the Clintons.
In recent disclosures from the Department of Justice (DOJ) in compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, several previously undisclosed images surfaced, revealing new details of Clinton’s relationship with Epstein.
'THE VIEW' HOSTS CALL ON CLINTONS TO COMPLY WITH SUBPOENA, TESTIFY ON EPSTEIN
A Capitol Police Officer stands between House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., and reporters after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did not appear for a closed-door deposition in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 14, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The subpoenas were issued pursuant to a bipartisan vote during an unrelated committee hearing over the summer.
Since then, the probe has fallen prey to partisan infighting, with both sides accusing the other of politicizing the investigation at the expense of Epstein’s victims.
Republicans are expected to advance the contempt resolutions out of committee largely along party lines.
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Comer told Fox News Digital last week that the House would likely vote on both resolutions within three legislative days. That would put the vote sometime in February, given the House’s planned recess next week.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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