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House panel to seek contempt of Congress against Bill Clinton
Roll Call ^ | 1/13/2026 | Ryan Tarinelli

Posted on 01/13/2026 7:02:44 PM PST by simpson96

Chairman James R. Comer said Tuesday the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee would take up a contempt of Congress measure against Bill Clinton next week, after the former president did not show up for a deposition tied to the panel’s investigation of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Committee approval of a contempt of Congress measure would be the first step on a path that could lead to legal troubles for the Democratic former president, a figure vilified by conservatives and President Donald Trump.

Republican lawmakers gathered Tuesday morning in the Rayburn House Office Building as a scrum of TV cameras and reporters lined the hallway. After it became clear Clinton would not be attending, Comer announced he would move forward next week with a markup to pursue contempt of Congress.

“We’ve communicated with President Clinton’s legal team for months now, giving them opportunity after opportunity to come in — to give us a date — and they continue to delay, delay, delay, to the point where we had no idea whether [they were] going to show up today or not,” Comer said. “I think it’s very disappointing.”

The Kentucky Republican said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton “is supposed to show up tomorrow. We’ll see what happens there.” She is not expected to appear.

Comer did not say what the aim of the contempt of Congress push might be. A criminal contempt of Congress could lead the Trump administration to decide whether to prosecute Clinton on a charge that brings the possibility of up to a year in prison and a fine.


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Chairman James R. Comer, R-Ky., followed by Reps. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., and Scott Perry, R-Pa., leave the hearing room Tuesday after former President Bill Clinton did not appear for his deposition in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

1 posted on 01/13/2026 7:02:44 PM PST by simpson96
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To: simpson96

Nice picture.


2 posted on 01/13/2026 7:11:12 PM PST by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: simpson96

He was at the VD clinic.


3 posted on 01/13/2026 7:12:20 PM PST by crusty old prospector
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To: simpson96
they continue to delay, delay, delay

GOP: It's almost as if they are trying to fool us and treat us like rubes who will end up being laughed at as the Clintons skate again. That isn't it, is it? They said to trust them.

4 posted on 01/13/2026 7:14:30 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: crusty old prospector

Ha. Bill still has his old reserved parking place. Faded yellow lines but still there.


5 posted on 01/13/2026 7:16:00 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: frank ballenger

He still has the El Camino with the carpet in the back. Yummy.


6 posted on 01/13/2026 7:18:56 PM PST by crusty old prospector
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To: crusty old prospector

Ha.

The women know a real ladies’ man when they see one.

“I still got it.”
“You mean chlamydia?”
“Uh, no, I cleared that up. I mean the old appeal.”


7 posted on 01/13/2026 7:22:56 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: simpson96

Hilarious picture 🖼️ 🤣🤣🤣


8 posted on 01/13/2026 7:27:36 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: dfwgator

Devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress
Devil with the blue dress on
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress
Devil with the blue dress on

Her high-heel shoes and an alligator hat

Good Golly Miss Molly
Song by Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels ‧ 1966


9 posted on 01/13/2026 7:31:53 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: simpson96

You can’t be polite with Dems!

“Here’s a nice letter called a subpoena duces tecum and it tells you where and when we meet, for how long and all the stuff you NEED to bring with you.” /

Don’t be late! 😎


10 posted on 01/13/2026 7:32:24 PM PST by Tunehead54 (Nothing funny here ;-)
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To: simpson96

Find him in contempt. Issue a warrant. Send federal marshals to apprehend. Be done talking.


11 posted on 01/13/2026 7:43:01 PM PST by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative. )
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To: simpson96

Seeking, thinking, contemplating, threatening, moving to possibly...


12 posted on 01/13/2026 7:47:43 PM PST by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: hinckley buzzard

Waste of time. Get over it. The Kenyan got away with being a Kenyan in the WH.

Much ado about nothing.


13 posted on 01/13/2026 7:48:07 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: simpson96

[The Kentucky Republican said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton “is supposed to show up tomorrow. We’ll see what happens there.” She is not expected to appear.]

Hillary is in her hideout?


14 posted on 01/13/2026 7:48:35 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: simpson96

Can I ask a stupid question?

For quite a while, the liberal view was that Trump and his people needed to release everything about Epstein. They were supposed to release all of the files without delay. The liberal demand was that we need to be transparent about everything involving Epstein.

So my stupid question is, why would a prominent liberal, such as Bill Clinton avoid testifying about Epstein? His testimony should give us valuable information about Epstein. The liberal view is that we need all the information about Epstein to be released. Bill Clinton clearly has information about this subject. Now is his big chance to help clear the air about Epstein. Yet he chose to avoid taking advantage of that chance.


15 posted on 01/13/2026 8:04:48 PM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: simpson96

Reminds me of Eric Holder. They will never arrest Clinton.


16 posted on 01/13/2026 8:38:41 PM PST by Revel
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To: Revel

17 posted on 01/13/2026 9:00:00 PM PST by MacNaughton
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