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House Panel Advances Contempt Referrals for Bill and Hillary Clinton in Epstein Probe

A House floor vote would send the contempt referrals to the Justice Department for a prosecution decision.

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US Representative Anna Paulina Luna, Republican of Florida, walks past members of the press after coming out of a closed door meeting with victims of Jeffrey Epstein at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 2, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton during "An Evening With The Clintons" on April 11, 2019 in New York City.
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Overview

  • House Oversight voted 34-8 to advance contempt against Bill Clinton and 28-15 against Hillary Clinton, with nine and three Democrats respectively joining Republicans.
  • The measures now move to the full House; if approved, they would be referred to the U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., where criminal contempt can carry up to $100,000 in fines and up to one year in jail.
  • Republicans insisted on sworn, transcribed in-person depositions, while the Clintons declined the Jan. 13–14 dates, provided sworn declarations, and proposed an alternative interview that Chair James Comer rejected.
  • The committee scheduled a virtual deposition with Ghislaine Maxwell for Feb. 9, and Comer said she is expected to invoke her Fifth Amendment rights.
  • Democrats failed in a bid to hold Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt over the slow release of Epstein files under a new law, and outlets note neither Clinton has been accused of Epstein-related crimes.