Overview
- In bipartisan votes, the committee advanced contempt recommendations 34–8 for Bill Clinton and 28–15 for Hillary Clinton after they declined transcribed depositions.
- Nine Democrats supported the Bill Clinton measure and three backed the Hillary Clinton measure, according to the recorded roll calls.
- Republicans insist subpoenas require sworn, transcribed testimony, while the Clintons argue the demands lack a valid legislative purpose and offered sworn statements and a limited New York interview instead.
- Speaker Mike Johnson has signaled support for contempt, though the outcome on the House floor remains uncertain given recent Republican divisions.
- The panel set a Feb. 9 deposition with Ghislaine Maxwell, as the Justice Department continues a slow, staggered release of Epstein records that lawmakers say has hindered the probe; criminal contempt can bring fines and up to a year in jail if prosecuted and convicted.