Overview
- Bill and Hillary Clinton did not appear for scheduled closed-door interviews before the House Oversight Committee this week.
- In an eight-page joint letter, their attorneys called the subpoenas invalid and legally unenforceable and cast the investigation as politically motivated.
- Oversight Chair James Comer threatened contempt proceedings and highlighted their absence with a symbolic empty-chair hearing.
- If the committee advances contempt, the full House would vote on a referral to the Justice Department, which decides whether to prosecute based on precedent.
- Comer cites flight records and photos tying Bill Clinton to Jeffrey Epstein in 2002–2003, while the Clintons say they have already provided sworn statements and have no relevant knowledge.