MAGA-aligned House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-KY) has issued many subpoenas in the investigation of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, notably asking for depositions from former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The Clintons, who have said the subpoenas are “invalid and legally unenforceable,” offered Comer a private conversation with Bill Clinton in New York, which Comer rejected and called “ridiculous.”
Comer insists that both Clintons appear for depositions in front of members of Congress, with the results being officially transcribed. Contempt proceedings are scheduled to begin today.
We never said no to a transcript. Interviews are on the record and under oath. Whether it was written or typed isn’t why this is happening. If that were the last or only issue, we’d be in a different position. You keep misdirecting to protect you-know-who and God knows what. https://t.co/qy7Kmn06vf
— Angel Ureña (@angelurena) January 20, 2026
Angel Ureña, Deputy Chief of Staff for President Bill Clinton, replied to Comer this week: “We never said no to a transcript. Interviews are on the record and under oath. Whether it was written or typed isn’t why this is happening. If that were the last or only issue, we’d be in a different position. You keep misdirecting to protect you-know-who and God knows what.”
In December, after the Justice Department released the first tranche of Epstein-related files required by congressional mandate, content which included photos of Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, Ureña said of Comer: “For months, we’ve been offering the same exact thing he accepted from the rest, but he refuses and won’t explain why. Make of that what you will.” Clinton and Trump have both denied any wrongdoing.
Note: One month has passed since the Justice Department was ordered to release all the Epstein-related materials. With the exception of Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Republicans in Congress “are largely shrugging their shoulders,” including Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), who signed Massie’s discharge petition in November but now says, “I don’t give a rip about Epstein.”
The Congresswoman said, “Like, there’s so many other things we need to be working on.” She added, “I’ve done what I had to do for Epstein. Talk to somebody else about that. It’s no longer in my hands.”