Oversight Project’s Statement in Support of Holding Clintons in Contempt
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 20, 2026
Washington, D.C.– On January 13, 2026, former President William J. Clinton refused to appear for a deposition pursuant to a duly authorized and issued House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (“Committee”) subpoena. On January 14, 2026, former Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton did the same.
Staff at the Oversight Project have decades of combined experience both leading and defending against Congressional investigations. Based on this experience we have concluded that the contempt case against the Clintons is overwhelming. The Clintons must be held in contempt by the House and prosecuted by the Department of Justice.
Oversight Project Outside Counsel Samuel Everett Dewey offered this statement:
“Our entire lives we have seen outrageous conduct from the Clintons and their flagrant disregard for the laws that apply to everyone else. Their blatant defiance of the Committee’s subpoena continues this trend. There is a reason the Clintons think they are above the law. They have never been held to account. That must end now. You cannot ignore a bi-partisan House subpoena because ‘you don’t feel like it.’ That is a laughable legal excuse. The Clintons are well-trained lawyers; they know their arguments are hogwash. Their questionable attorneys should know better than to advance such an absurd case.”
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