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House Committee Votes to Hold Bill & Hillary Clinton in Contempt in Epstein Probe

HeadlineJan 22, 2026

The House Oversight Committee has voted to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena to testify as part of a congressional probe into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Nine Democrats on the House panel voted with Republicans to hold Bill Clinton in contempt. According to flight logs, Bill Clinton took four international trips on Epstein’s private jet.

Meanwhile, the House committee has also announced it will depose Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell on February 9 as part of its probe. She is currently serving a 20-year sentence on sex trafficking charges. This all comes as pressure grows on the Department of Justice to fully release its Epstein files. So far just 1% of the files have been made public.

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