• Bill and Hillary Clinton refuse to comply with subpoenas from the House Oversight Committee.
• Republican Chairman James Comer plans to initiate contempt of Congress proceedings against the Clintons.
• The Clintons argue the subpoenas are legally invalid and infringe on their rights.

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have stated they will not comply with subpoenas from the House Oversight Committee regarding its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The couple's attorneys described the subpoenas as “unenforceable” and criticized the actions of the Republican-controlled committee as an infringement on their rights, labeling the process as “literally designed to result in our imprisonment,” according to CBS News and Le Monde.

Chairman James Comer indicated that the committee intends to move forward with contempt of Congress proceedings against the Clintons due to Bill Clinton's failure to appear for a deposition. He affirmed that “no one's accusing the Clintons of any wrongdoing,” yet emphasized they had significant questions surrounding their past relationship with Epstein, according to Reuters and Los Angeles Times.

The Clintons' letter to Comer stated they had previously offered any limited information they could provide about Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. They accused Comer of failing to focus on the judicial system's role in Epstein's prosecution, with their communication highlighting the partisan nature of the committee’s actions. “There is no plausible explanation for what you are doing other than partisan politics,” they stated, as reported by ABC News and South China Morning Post.

Comer's intent to enforce contempt proceedings could result in a politically complex situation, as the House of Representatives has rarely pursued such actions against former presidents. Throughout recent history, no former president has been compelled to testify before Congress, although multiple have voluntarily done so, according to BBC and Los Angeles Times.