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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is calling for bipartisanship on a key vote that could lead to former President Bill Clinton and ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton facing criminal charges.
Comer will ask Democrats to join Republicans in teeing up House-wide votes on holding the Clintons in contempt of Congress on Wednesday, after both defied subpoenas to appear for his committee’s probe into Jeffrey Epstein.
“The Committee does not take this action lightly. But subpoenas are not mere suggestions; they carry the force of law and require compliance,” Comer will say, according to an excerpt obtained by Fox News Digital. “Former President Clinton and Secretary Clinton were legally required to appear for depositions before this Committee. They refused.”
Comer’s statement will also argue the committee “acted in good faith” in trying to schedule the depositions but that “actions have consequences.”
TOP GOP CHAIR ISSUES STARK WARNING TO CLINTONS IF THEY DEFY DEPOSITIONS IN EPSTEIN INVESTIGATION
Bill and Hillary Clinton, seen during President Donald Trump’s January 2025 inauguration, are being targeted by House Republicans. (Melina Mara – Pool/Getty Images)
“We’ve offered flexibility on scheduling. The response we received was not cooperation, but defiance, marked by repeated delays, excuses, and obstruction,” Comer will say. “Today, the Clintons must be held accountable for their actions. And Democrats must support these measures, or they will be exposed as hypocrites.”
The committee is meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday to mark up a pair of reports on holding the Clintons in contempt.
If they pass — which they are expected to do, largely along party lines — it will pave the way for the full House to vote on whether to refer the Clintons to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for prosecution.
“We must do what is necessary to uphold Congress’s investigative authority, which is imperative to the…
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