A high-stakes contempt showdown is expected to unfold Monday in the U.S. House of Representatives, where lawmakers are poised to vote on whether to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas related to their ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
According to WND, the looming vote follows the Clintons refusal to comply with House subpoenas ordering them to appear for depositions before the House Oversight Committee. Speaker Mike Johnson is ready to put a resolution on the House floor holding them in contempt of Congress, a move that could ultimately expose the couple to criminal penalties, including possible jail time.
The House Rules Committee is scheduled to vote on advancing the contempt resolution to the full House, and with Republicans in control of the chamber, the measure is widely expected to clear that procedural hurdle. Already, the House Oversight Committee has endorsed the contempt effort, with some Democrat members joining Republicans in backing the move, underscoring the seriousness of the subpoenas and the bipartisan concern over defiance of congressional authority.
Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., underscored the legal gravity of the situation, stating, Subpoenas are not mere suggestions; they carry the force of law and require compliance. Comer added pointedly, Former President Clinton and Secretary Clinton were legally required to appear for depositions before this Committee. They refused.
Earlier this month, the Clintons openly snubbed Congress by refusing to appear for their scheduled depositions, despite the lawful subpoenas. Instead, they sent a letter to the committee claiming they had already provided the little information they possessed regarding Epstein and related matters.
They went further in that letter, adopting a combative tone toward House Republicans and their investigation. Indeed, bringing the Republicans cruel agenda to a standstill while you work harder to pass a contempt charge against us than you have done in your investigation this past year would be our contribution to fighting the madness, they wrote, signaling a deliberate strategy of defiance rather than cooperation.
Constitutional experts whose advice has guided Congress on multiple occasions have characterized the Clintons letter as a chest-thumping letter of defiance. Even some Democrats have broken ranks, with Democratic members on the Oversight Committee, such as Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said that the Clintons must comply, highlighting that the issue transcends routine partisan squabbling.
The same expert noted that the current administration has itself taken a hard line on subpoena compliance, recalling that President Joe Biden maintained that defying subpoenas cannot be tolerated. As previously reported, the contempt process, if approved by the House, is expected to lead to a formal referral to the Department of Justice for potential prosecution, putting Attorney General Merrick Garlands DOJ in the spotlight.
Republicans have also revealed that the Clintons legal team made an untenable offer by suggesting the GOP chairman travel to New York for an off-the-record conversation with Bill Clinton, an arrangement that was swiftly rejected as inconsistent with transparent, on-the-record oversight. The Clintons are just two among a broad roster of figures subpoenaed in the Epstein-related probe, with some witnesses already testifying under oath and others submitting written statements.
Bill Clintons long-documented record of flights aboard Epsteins private jet, infamously dubbed the Lolita Express, has fueled persistent questions about the nature and extent of his relationship with the disgraced financier. The Clintons have consistently claimed no knowledge of Epsteins criminal activities, but their refusal to honor congressional subpoenas now raises fresh doubts and intensifies calls from conservatives for full accountability and equal application of the law, regardless of political stature.
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