House Democrats Accidentally 'Hold Bill Clinton in Contempt,' Leadership Horror Ensues
KEY POINTS
- â˘On January 21, nearly half the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee voted to hold Bill Clinton in contempt despite Jeffries' pleas.
- â˘The vote split Democrats, with nine siding for contempt for Bill and only three for Hillary, following their no-shows to Epstein-related depositions.
- â˘Committee members said they voted based on conscience and district pressures, while leadership called for focusing on DOJ document delays.
In a move crazier than a soap opera subplot, nearly half of House Oversight Democrats broke ranks Wednesday and voted 34-8 to hold Bill Clinton in contempt of Congressâa freakout against Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' whip efforts that included Clintonâs lawyers emailing members like overzealous Amazon marketers. Meanwhile, Hillary got just a three-Democrat cheap shot in her own contempt battleground. Rep. Lateefah Simon voted âconscienceâ with a district-sized hammer, while Stephen Lynch insisted Billâs Epstein flights and Maxwell friendships made contempt a reasonable gripe. Yet Jeffries blamed DOJ document leaks and wanted to toss Attorney General Pam Bondi under the contempt bus instead. House Democrats are now left wondering if nine rogue oversighters just broke the coolest party rule: never publicly annoy powerful ex-presidents.
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Nine Democrats just ghosted party loyalty so hard they held Bill Clinton in contempt while Jeffries cried in the background wondering what weird timeline this is.
Watching Democrats hold Bill Clinton in contempt while their leader begged for chill is like seeing toddlers host a very messy UN summit.
If Hakeem Jeffriesâ leadership style was software, this vote crash-logged harder than Windows 95 running TikTok.
Source: Axios | Published: 1/22/2026 | Author: Andrew Solender
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