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House GOP Rejects Clintons’ Testimony Offer, Setting Up Contempt Vote This Week

The standoff moves toward a floor vote after James Comer insisted on sworn depositions rather than a limited interview or declarations.

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrive for Donald Trump's inauguration as the next President of the United States in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2025. SHAWN THEW/POOL/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Images of former President Bill Clinton are on display as Chairman of the House Oversight Committee James Comer, R-Kentucky, speaks during a meeting to vote on whether to hold Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas to testify in the panel's investigation of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2026.
Committee Chairman James Comer, flanked by images of former President Bill Clinton, during a House Oversight Committee meeting on January 21, 2026.
FILE - Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listen during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Overview

  • Oversight Chair James Comer rejected a proposal for Bill Clinton to do a four-hour transcribed interview in New York and for Hillary Clinton to submit a sworn declaration or limited interview.
  • The House Rules Committee is meeting at 4 p.m. ET Monday to set debate parameters, putting contempt resolutions on track for a floor vote as soon as Tuesday or Wednesday.
  • If the House approves the resolutions, referrals will go to the Justice Department, which will decide whether to pursue misdemeanor criminal contempt carrying potential fines up to $100,000 and up to one year in jail.
  • The Oversight Committee advanced the measures last month with some Democratic support, including nine Democrats for the resolution against Bill Clinton and three for the one against Hillary Clinton.
  • Republicans argue the Clintons’ sworn depositions are necessary for transparency in the Epstein probe, while Democrats call the push partisan and cite DOJ delays in releasing Epstein-related records.