Is Hillary Free and Clear?
Segment # 583
Note: It’s a bit more complicated than just the few cases surrounding the Clintons at the moment. If the DOJ finds that the conspiracy Hillary funded in 2016 has been ongoing through the Biden adminstration, there will be no statute of limitations protection for many Dems including Hillary. This is why the Clinton testimony in these peripheral issues is so important. Neither may show which will set up some interesting choices for both sides.
As of August 2025, Hillary Clinton does not have any pending criminal charges against her.1
However, she and former President Bill Clinton have been issued deposition subpoenas by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability as part of an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The committee is also seeking records related to the Epstein case from the Department of Justice.3 A refusal to comply with a congressional subpoena could result in criminal charges for contempt of Congress.
Separately, a government watchdog group has filed an ethics complaint with the Arkansas state bar, seeking an investigation into Hillary Clinton's involvement in the "Russiagate" scandal. The complaint cites recently released documents and alleges her involvement in an effort to smear her political opponent. The complaint notes that no criminal charges have been filed in this matter, but argues that her alleged conduct violates ethical norms for attorneys.
On Tuesday, the committee announced it had subpoenaed a number of prominent figures as part of its investigation into Epstein's crimes, including the Clintons, former FBI Directors James Comey and Robert Mueller and ex-attorneys general, including Merrick Garland and Jeff Sessions.
The committee also subpoenaed the Department of Justice "for records related to Epstein."
Hillary Clinton speaking onstage during a conversation with Margaret Hoover for "Something Lost, Something Gained" at 92NY on May 01, 2025 in New York City (left) and Bill Clinton attending An Evening With President Bill...
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Speaking to NewsNation's The Hill on Wednesday, Comer said: "If someone doesn't comply with a subpoena, we've seen it happen in the past, in both my committee, as well as on the January 6 committee, when the Democrats had the majority, and you can hold them in contempt of Congress, and with a Republican attorney general, that's something that I think that the Clinton legal team is going to think long and hard about."
He added: "You're not going to have a lot of sympathy, probably from the [President Donald] Trump DOJ [Department of Justice], if the Clintons failed to comply with a bipartisan, congressionally approved subpoena, which is what that was."
Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro, Trump's senior trade adviser, were both briefly imprisoned after ignoring subpoenas to appear before the January 6 Committee investigating the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
According to flight logs, both Trump and Bill Clinton made flights on Epstein's private plane, dubbed the "Lolita Express," during the 1990s.
In 2022, a statement from the former Democratic president said he "knows nothing about the terrible crimes Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to in Florida some years ago, or those with which he has recently been charged in New York."
Bill Clinton's staement added he had "not spoken to Epstein in well over a decade" and said he had never been to Epstein's private island or his residences in Florida and New Mexico.
What People Are Saying
During his NewsNation appearance, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer said: "Obviously, when you subpoena a former president, your odds aren't the best at getting them in if you look at history. But what makes this different is this subpoena was approved in a bipartisan manner by a subcommittee vote."
He continued: "At the end of the day, I've been ordered by Congress to take the lead in this investigation, and we expect to get everything that we could legally get."
Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, wrote on X, formerly Twitter, in July: "For years I've been demanding release of the Epstein files, and I was hopeful this administration would do it. When it recently became apparent that no one was seriously working on it, I moved to force a vote on legislation to release the files. Is your congressman onboard?"
What Happens Next
It remains to be seen how Bill and Hillary Clinton will respond to the House Oversight Committee's subpoena.
Weiner Laptop
The "Weiner laptop" refers to a computer seized by the FBI in a separate investigation involving former Congressman Anthony Weiner.1 The laptop belonged to Weiner and his then-wife, Huma Abedin, a top aide to Hillary Clinton.2 During the investigation, the FBI discovered emails on the laptop that were believed to be related to the FBI's investigation into Clinton's use of a private email server.3
The FBI reviewed the emails found on the laptop and, shortly before the 2016 presidential election, announced that the new emails had not changed their previous conclusion that no criminal charges were warranted against Hillary Clinton.4 The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General later reviewed the FBI's handling of the matter and concluded that while the FBI's actions were unusual, there was no evidence that political bias directly influenced the investigative decisions.
The laptop and its contents are in the possession of the U.S. government, specifically the Department of Justice through the FBI. Since then, the laptop has remained a subject of speculation and political interest. While Kash Patel and Pam Bondi have both been involved in efforts to declassify documents from past investigations and have publicly criticized the FBI's prior handling of cases, there is no public information indicating that they have found any new or incriminating evidence on the laptop.
It's important to note that the emails on the laptop were already reviewed by the FBI. While the contents of some emails could potentially be embarrassing, the official legal determination has been that they did not contain information that would warrant criminal charges. The focus of the current administration has been on declassifying documents and investigating what they see as the politicization of the intelligence community.
As of late August 2025, Bill and Hillary Clinton are facing potential legal issues primarily related to a congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.1 The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability has issued deposition subpoenas to both of them, along with several former law enforcement leaders, as part of its investigation into the Epstein case.2 The committee is also seeking records from the Department of Justice.3
A refusal to comply with a congressional subpoena could lead to criminal charges for contempt of Congress.4 The committee chairman has stated that there may not be much sympathy from the current Department of Justice if the Clintons fail to comply.5
In addition to the congressional subpoena, there has been an ethics complaint filed with the Arkansas state bar seeking an investigation into Hillary Clinton's law license due to her alleged role in the "Russiagate" scandal.6 This is separate from any criminal charges.
The Clintons' past legal issues, such as the email server controversy and the Clinton Foundation, continue to be subjects of discussion and declassification efforts by some members of the government, but there are no new criminal investigations in those areas. The focus of the current legal scrutiny on the Clintons appears to be their potential involvement with or knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's activities.7