{"id":2535248,"date":"2026-01-13T16:08:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-blast-clintons-decision-to-miss-deposition\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T16:09:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:09:33","slug":"gop-lawmakers-blast-clintons-decision-to-miss-deposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-blast-clintons-decision-to-miss-deposition\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP lawmakers blast Clinton\u2019s decision to miss deposition"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-lawmakers-blast-clintons-decision-to-miss-deposition%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2535248&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Republicans condemned former President Bill Clinton for failing too appear at a scheduled deposition related to the Oversight Committee&#8217;s probe of his and Hillary Clinton&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">ties<\/a> to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.Committee Chair James Comer said the subpoena had bipartisan support and that the panel simply has questions about Epstein&#8217;s 17 White House visits during Clinton&#8217;s presidency; Comer also noted no Democrats attended the deposition.<\/p>\n<p>Several GOP members called Clinton &#8220;gutless&#8221; and urged contempt proceedings; the House is set to vote next week on whether to hold the Clintons in contempt and refer the matter to the Department of Justice, with some Republicans comparing potential consequences to the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >jail terms served<\/a> by Peter navarro and Steve Bannon for defying subpoenas. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-republicans-demand-biden-include-historic-bipartisan-pro-life-protections-in-budget-request\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: ... Demand Biden Include Historic Bipartisan Pro-Life Protections In Budget Request\">republicans emphasized<\/a> their efforts to accommodate the Clintons before issuing a subpoena.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the Clintons sent a letter criticizing the committee&#8217;s investigation as limited and saying legal analyses provided to the committee show the subpoenas are legally invalid. Bill Clinton and other Democrats, including Sen. Tim Kaine (who previously said Clinton should address Epstein-related photos),have not publicly answered the missed subpoena; several Democratic committee members also did not appear for the deposition. The article notes the DOJ is reviewing additional Epstein-related files.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">GOP lawmakers blast Clinton&rsquo;s &lsquo;disappointing&rsquo; decision to miss deposition<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2471925\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Republicans went on the record to call out former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4416649\/house-oversight-committee-move-bill-clinton-contempt-of-congress\/\">Bill Clinton<\/a> for opting to &ldquo;hide behind Hillary&rsquo;s skirt&rdquo; in missing his deposition Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4415177\/clintons-contempt-congress-no-show-epstein-depositions\/\">House Oversight Committee<\/a> requested both the former president and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, for a deposition regarding their involvement with late convicted sex trafficker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4412931\/oversight-committee-clintons-contempt-epstein-hearing\/\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4416877\/nrcc-ties-trump-pardon-henry-cuellar-jasmine-crockett-ad\/\">NRCC ties Trump-pardoned Henry Cuellar to &#8216;extremist&#8217; Jasmine Crockett in new ad<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4416836\/neal-dunn-48th-member-announce-retirement-house-after-term\/\">Neal Dunn becomes 48th member to announce retirement from House after this term<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4416723\/republicans-conservative-blueprint-second-reconciliation-bill\/\">Republican leaders temper expectations of pulling off reconciliation 2.0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Bill Clinton did not show up, and I think it&rsquo;s important to know that this subpoena was voted on in a bipartisan manner by this committee,&rdquo; Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) told reporters in the Capitol Tuesday. &ldquo;No one&lsquo;s accusing Bill Clinton of any wrongdoing. We just have questions. That&rsquo;s why the Democrats voted along with Republicans to subpoena Bill Clinton.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Clintons dodging their deposition, Comer noted that &ldquo;not a single Democrat showed up&rdquo; either. <\/p>\n<p>Comer said he had a binder full of questions the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-olympic-committee-releases-protest-guidelines-clears-athletes-to-raise-fists-kneel-during-national-anthem\/\" title=\"US Olym... Committee Releases Protest Guidelines, Clears Athletes To Raise Fists, Kneel During National Anthem\">committee planned<\/a> to ask the former first couple regarding the 17 White House visits Epstein made during Clinton&rsquo;s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Comer noted that, as a sitting congressman, he has only visited the White House nine times in the nine years he has been in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s gutless,&rdquo; Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) said of Clinton. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s gonna hide behind Hillary&rsquo;s skirt or somebody else&rsquo;s. It&rsquo;s really a shame when you&rsquo;ve had this level of perception for so long, and they&rsquo;re allowed to do it. They thumb their nose at the system, the system that they swore to uphold.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepTimBurchett?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepTimBurchett<\/a> on Bill Clinton not appearing for his deposition regarding the Epstein files.<\/p>\n<p>STORY: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4eNMqrzFbn\">https:\/\/t.co\/4eNMqrzFbn<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EUFaqnNaWA\">pic.twitter.com\/EUFaqnNaWA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/2011096355188736460?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Where&rsquo;s Bill??&rdquo; Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepBoebert\/status\/2011094591270006973?s=20\">wrote on X<\/a> Tuesday. &ldquo;CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The House will vote next week on whether to hold the Clintons in contempt. Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) tweeted that he would vote in favor of it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Clintons should be held in contempt by the House. We should then send a prosecutorial referral to DOJ and they should suffer the same fate as [Peter Navarro] and [Steve Bannon],&rdquo; Steube <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepGregSteube\/status\/2011107654983356625?s=20\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Both Navarro and Bannon <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3060771\/supreme-court-rejects-bannon-bid-to-avoid-prison-sentence\/\">served prison time<\/a> for defying a subpoena from the now-defunct January 6 Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) released a video of himself walking the halls of the Capitol to react to the no-show. According to Biggs, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-withdraws-from-commission-on-presidential-debates-over-biased-commissions-refusal-to-play-fair\/\" title=\"RNC Withdraws From Commission On ...ial Debates Over \u2018Biased\u2019 Commission\u2019s Refusal To Play Fair\">committee unanimously voted<\/a> to subpoena the Clintons.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[The Clintons] chose not to come after the months and months of trying to accommodate them and a bipartisan subpoena, so we hope that they respond to the contempt citation, which will be voted on next week,&rdquo; Biggs said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bill Clinton didn&rsquo;t show up for his deposition in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPoversight?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GOPOversight<\/a> this morning. <\/p>\n<p>What is he hiding? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/53GuFRqhxB\">pic.twitter.com\/53GuFRqhxB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyBiggsAZ\/status\/2011106545485189377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In a letter to Comer, the Clintons criticized the committee for dismissing previous subpoenas against seven other witnesses on the matter of Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In fact, since you started your investigation last year, you have interviewed a total of two people. Two,&rdquo; the letter read. &ldquo;A legal analysis prepared by two law firms and provided to you yesterday makes clear your subpoenas are legally invalid.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is not about Right or Left, it&rsquo;s about Right and Wrong. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IVQh3yHEGG\">pic.twitter.com\/IVQh3yHEGG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillClinton\/status\/2011098958236697021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) recommended that Clinton &ldquo;address&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4074900\/new-epstein-files-reveal-photos-bill-clinton-posing-unidentified-women\/\">photos with Epstein<\/a> during a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4192119\/kaine-says-bill-clinton-should-address-epstein-file\/\">television appearance last month<\/a>. However, he has not yet publicly commented on the missed subpoena.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4407889\/doj-2-million-more-epstein-files-being-reviewed\/\"><strong>DOJ SAYS 2 MILLION MORE EPSTEIN FILES ARE BEING REVIEWED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) was a leading member of the effort to release the Epstein files, but has also not commented publicly regarding the Clintons. Khanna was among the Democratic committee members who did not appear for the deposition on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has reached out to Kaine and Khanna for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP slams Bill Clinton for skipping deposition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2535249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/comer-clinton-testimony.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[12696,65416,32624,33118,36160],"class_list":["post-2535248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-deposition","tag-gop-lawmakers","tag-hillary-clinton","tag-legal-proceedings","tag-political-controversy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/comer-clinton-testimony.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2535248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2535248"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2535248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2535252,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2535248\/revisions\/2535252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2535249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2535248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2535248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2535248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}