James Comer says action follows refusal by the former first lady and Bill Clinton to testify about Jeffrey Epstein

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House Republicans could initiate contempt of Congress proceedings against former US president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton.

The former president didn't show up on Tuesday to testify before a committee investigating Epstein, saying its subpoena wasn't enforceable

Contempt against the Clintons could be a welcome distraction for Republicans weary of questions about President Donald Trump’s ties to Epstein.

Clintons label House Oversight Committee subpoenas ‘legally unenforceable’ in searing letter to GOP chair

James Comer said he would move to hold former US president in contempt for not appearing for testimony

Former President Bill Clinton did not appear to testify for a House committee deposition on Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday.

Former US president and former secretary of state accuse Republicans of seeking to 'harass and embarrass' with probe.

The Clintons claim the chair of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. James Comer, is leading a process “literally designed to result in our imprisonment.”

James Comer says action follows refusal by the former first lady and Bill Clinton to testify about Jeffrey Epstein