The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on whether to refer former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the Department of Justice for potential criminal charges.
The House Rules Committee serves as the final gatekeeper before most legislation receives a full House vote.
The Republican dominated panel is scheduled to consider two contempt of Congress resolutions targeting the Clintons at 4:00 p.m. ET on Monday.
The measures are expected to pass through the committee largely along party lines, positioning them for a full House vote as early as Tuesday or Wednesday.
Both Bill and Hillary Clinton were subpoenaed to testify before the House Oversight Committee as part of Congress’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
After months of negotiations between the Clintons’ legal teams and committee staff, neither appeared under the terms set by Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY).
The snub prompted Comer to initiate contempt proceedings.
After the committee advanced the resolutions last month, Comer told reporters:
“This shows that no one is above the law.
“I’m just real proud of the committee and look forward to hopefully getting the Epstein documents in very quickly and trying to get answers for the American people.”
The Oversight Committee voted in a bipartisan manner to advance the contempt resolutions.
Nine Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the resolution against Bill Clinton, while three Democrats voted to advance the resolution against Hillary Clinton.
Most Democrats on the committee, however, have accused Comer of pursuing the contempt charges for partisan reasons.
The Clintons were two of 10 individuals subpoenaed by Comer as part of the Epstein investigation.
The subpoenas were authorized following a bipartisan vote by an Oversight subcommittee during an unrelated hearing on illegal immigration.
It comes as the DOJ is working to produce all Epstein-related documents under an agreement passed by Congress late last year.
On Friday, the DOJ released millions of Epstein Files to comply with the legislation.
However, officials are still working through the remaining files, which must be redacted to protect victims.
According to lawmakers, the department has yet to produce all of the expected records to date.
Comer has said he remains in contact with the DOJ regarding its ongoing document production.
If the House votes to approve the resolutions this week, lawmakers will have formally recommended both Clintons for prosecution by the Department of Justice.
A contempt of Congress conviction is classified as a misdemeanor and carries a potential penalty of up to $100,000 in fines and one year in jail.
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