Overview
- The panel voted 34-8 to cite Bill Clinton and 28-15 to cite Hillary Clinton, advancing both resolutions to the GOP-controlled House.
- If the House approves, referrals go to the U.S. attorney in Washington to consider misdemeanor charges that carry up to one year in jail and fines up to $100,000.
- The Clintons refused transcribed, in-person depositions, offered sworn written statements, and proposed a limited interview that Chair James Comer rejected as inadequate.
- Comer announced a Feb. 9 deposition for Ghislaine Maxwell, though her attorneys say she will invoke her Fifth Amendment rights.
- Democrats split on the votes, with some supporting contempt and others urging focus on overdue Epstein records that DOJ says it is still reviewing without a firm release date.