Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Despite months of back-and-forth between the former first couple's lawyers and Oversight staff, they never appeared on terms dictated by Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., pushing him to initiate contempt proceedings.
"This shows that no one is above the law," Comer told reporters after his panel advanced the resolutions last month. "I'm just real proud of the committee and look forward to hopefully getting the Epstein documents in very quickly and trying to get answers for the American people."
The committee voted along bipartisan lines to move forward with contempt resolutions against the Clintons. Nine Democrats joined the Republicans to advance the resolution against Bill Clinton, while three voted to advance Hillary Clinton's.
CLINTON SPOKESMAN LASHES OUT AT COMER OVER EPSTEIN PROBE AS CONTEMPT VOTE NEARS
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer talks to a person who was interrupting him as he spoke to 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)
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Comer has said he is in contact with the DOJ about its document production.
If the vote this week is successful, the House will have recommended both the Clintons for prosecution by the DOJ.
A contempt of Congress charge is a felony misdemeanor that carries a maximum fine of $100,000 and up to a year in jail.
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