Staff Reports
January 13 and 14, 2026 will be remembered by many Americans as a turning point or another example of two-tiered justice, depending on what happens next. Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton formally refused to comply with subpoenas from the House Oversight Committee in the Jeffrey Epstein probe, saying the subpoenas were legally invalid and declining to sit for scheduled depositions.
Committee Chairman James Comer responded exactly as he should: by warning he will pursue contempt of Congress and beginning the process that could ultimately lead to criminal prosecution if the House votes and the Department of Justice acts. That is not grandstanding; contempt is a rare but real enforcement tool, and Republicans say they will use it if the Clintons no-show their January dates.
The Clintons’ legal team pushed back in a public letter, calling the investigation partisan and vowing to “forcefully defend ourselves,” arguing they have already provided the few relevant details they possess. Whether one believes their explanation or not, the spectacle of elites claiming immunity from routine congressional subpoenas is intolerable to ordinary Americans who are subject to the law every day.
Republicans had originally set depositions for January 13 for Bill Clinton and January 14 for Hillary Clinton after months of delays that critics say smell like a coast-to-coast protection racket for powerful Democrats. Comer’s team warned the Clintons that failure to appear on those dates would trigger immediate contempt moves — a consequence the public deserves to see followed through without delay.
This fight comes amid renewed outrage over the Justice Department’s slow-walked release of the Epstein files and the partisan way documents have been drip‑released to the public, fueling suspicions that career bureaucrats are protecting favored insiders. Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act demanding full disclosure, and yet millions of pages remain under wraps while accusations of cherry-picking swirl. The American people are owed a complete accounting, not selective leaks.
Patriots who believe in equal justice under law should watch closely and demand the same consequence we would demand for any other citizen who brazenly defied a lawful subpoena. If the House makes the contempt finding, the Department of Justice must decide whether to prosecute — and no one should be allowed to dodge that process because they belong to an elite political dynasty. It’s time for the feds to prove they can apply the law fairly.
Let’s be clear: refusing to testify is not the same as criminal guilt, and the Clintons have not been charged with crimes in connection with Epstein. But neither does privilege or celebrity grant immunity from oversight. Hardworking Americans expect accountability, and if the political class won’t police its own, voters must remember who stood up for the rule of law and who stood in the way.
