Clintons miss scheduled deposition before Oversight Committee Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did not appear at the House Oversight Committee hearing slated for Tuesday morning, Jan. 13, 2026, despite a subpoena issued July 23, 2025 [1][2]. Their absence occurred as the committee pursued questions about their connections to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein [1][2]. The missed appearance adds to months of delays in the investigation [1][2].

Committee Chair Comer warns of contempt proceedings Chairman James Comer announced that continued refusal to testify could trigger formal contempt of Congress actions [1][2]. He emphasized the elapsed time since the subpoenas were served and said the committee would move forward if the Clintons neither appear nor set a deposition date [1][2]. Republicans framed the potential contempt as a necessary step to enforce the committee’s authority [1][2].

DOJ releases photographs linking Bill Clinton to Epstein sites The Department of Justice disclosed images that appear to show Bill Clinton at Epstein’s private island estate and aboard Epstein’s aircraft [1][2]. Several faces in the photos are redacted, suggesting they may belong to victims of sex‑trafficking crimes [1][2]. These visuals are part of a larger cache of thousands of documents and photos the Oversight Committee has been publishing from the DOJ’s Epstein files [1][2].

Clintons respond with legal letters contesting subpoenas The couple sent an eight‑page legal brief asserting that the subpoenas are “invalid and unenforceable” and that they possess no relevant knowledge [1][2]. In a separate public statement posted to Bill Clinton’s social media, they accused Comer of politically targeting them and pledged to fight the charges [1][2]. Their filings claim prior sworn testimony satisfied any inquiry and frame the investigation as partisan [1][2].