Bill and Hillary Clinton could be JAILED after US Congress vote

Republicans led the push, accusing the former President and Secretary of State of defying subpoenas to testify about their connections to Epstein.

The resolution targeting Bill Clinton passed 34-8-2, while Hillary Clinton's resolution secured approval by a margin of 28-15-1.

Nine Democratic members backed the contempt measure against Mr Clinton - though just three supported the resolution concerning his wife.

Committee chairman James Comer persuaded a substantial number of members that the Clintons had refused to comply with the subpoenas.

Comer rejected five months of negotiations with the Clintons as a "stall tactic".

He accused them of attempting to delay proceedings until a new Congress might take over the Republican-led investigation.

The Clintons' legal team proposed a meeting with Bill Clinton in New York without an official transcript, but Comer turned this down.

A Clinton spokesman responded said the couple "never said no to a transcript".

"Interviews are on the record and under oath. Whether it was written or typed isn't why this is happening. If that were the last or only issue, we'd be in a different position.

"You keep misdirecting to protect you-know-who and God knows what," the spokesman said.

And Ghislaine Maxwell, the disgraced British socialite and Epstein's ex-girlfriend, will appear virtually before the committee on February 9.

Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year federal prison sentence for sex trafficking.

"I agree we need to hear from Ghislaine Maxwell," Mr Comer said. "We've been trying to get her in for a deposition."

Her lawyers have signalled she intends to invoke her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

"Her lawyers have been saying that she's going to plead the Fifth, but we have nailed down a date, February 9, where Ghislaine Maxwell will be deposed by this committee," he added.

"I hope she changes her mind, because I want to hear from her."

California Democratic Representative Dave Min claimed the proceedings against the Clintons were political theatre rather than genuine accountability.

Min cast a neutral "present" vote on both resolutions.

Democrats have also pressed for contempt charges against Maxwell and US Attorney General Pam Bondi over delayed release of Epstein-related documents.

Maxwell received her original subpoena in July 2025, with testimony expected the following month.

The committee has declined to offer her immunity in exchange for her testimony.