Chairman James R. Comer said Tuesday the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee would take up a contempt of Congress measure against Bill Clinton next week, after the former president did not show up for a deposition tied to the panel’s investigation of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Committee approval of a contempt of Congress measure would be the first step on a path that could lead to legal troubles for the Democratic former president, a figure vilified by conservatives and President Donald Trump.
Republican lawmakers gathered Tuesday morning in the Rayburn House Office Building as a scrum of TV cameras and reporters lined the hallway. After it became clear Clinton would not be attending, Comer announced he would move forward next week with a markup to pursue contempt of Congress.
