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Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton defied a subpoena to appear before a congressional probe into notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday -- prompting Republicans to move toward holding her in contempt of Congress.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 02: Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers keynote remarks during a discussion at Georgetown University on December 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Secretary Clinton discussed "Confronting Modern Day Slavery: A Blueprint for Renewed Action."   Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by ALEX WONG / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

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WASHINGTON -- Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton defied a subpoena to appear before a congressional probe into notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday -- prompting Republicans to move toward holding her in contempt of Congress.Clinton was scheduled to be deposed behind closed doors but lawyers for the Democrat and her husband, former president Bill Clinton, told the House Oversight Committee their subpoenas were &quot;invalid and legally unenforceable.&quot;They said Clinton had already shared the limited knowledge she had about Epstein and accused the committee of forcing an unnecessary legal showdown.Republican chairman James Comer had said the committee would meet next Wednesday to advance a contempt of Congress resolution against Bill Clinton after he skipped his own deposition on Tuesday. Comer said Hillary Clinton would get the same treatment.&quot;We&#x27;re going to hold both Clintons in criminal contempt of Congress,&quot; he said.The Clintons are among 10 people subpoenaed as part of the panel&#x27;s investigation into Epstein, who died in what was ruled a prison suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/12/22/trump-administration-denies-cover-up-over-redacted-epstein-files-0855">READ: Trump administration denies cover-up over redacted Epstein files</a></div>The Clintons&#x27; attorneys criticized Comer&#x27;s leadership of the investigation, calling his targeting of the couple &quot;a protracted and unnecessary legal confrontation that distracts from the principal work of the Congress.&quot;Any contempt resolution advanced by the oversight committee would need to be approved in a majority vote of the entire House chamber before a criminal referral can be considered by the Department of Justice.A criminal contempt of Congress is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a maximum $100,000 fine.Hillary Clinton has not been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein, and her name does not appear in the thousands of Epstein-related documents released so far under the Justice Department&#x27;s Epstein Files Transparency Act.Bill Clinton, also not accused of wrongdoing, has said he severed ties with Epstein before the financier was charged with sex crimes in 2006.

Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton defied a subpoena to appear before a congressional probe into notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday -- prompting Republicans to move toward holding her in contempt of Congress.

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Hillary Clinton defies Epstein probe, risking prosecution

Agence France-Presse

Published January 15, 2026 01:22 AM PHT

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