Recent remarks from Vice President JD Vance have ignited a wave of speculation online, with some commentators suggesting that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could be among the next figures to face legal scrutiny as the Trump administration continues its sweeping efforts to hold past officials accountable for alleged misconduct.
The surge in speculation follows the September 25 indictment of former FBI Director James Comey on two counts—making false statements and obstructing a congressional proceeding—by a federal grand jury. The move has fueled widespread debate and revived long-standing partisan tensions over how justice is applied to powerful political figures.
Conservative commentator John Dunlap added fuel to the fire with a post on X, in which he claimed—while framing speculation as fact—that Vance’s latest comments implied a subpoena for Clinton could be imminent. Dunlap shared a video clip from a recent interview with the vice president, in which Vance stopped short of naming anyone specifically but emphasized that the Trump Justice Department was pursuing investigations into alleged lawbreaking.
“There are subpoenas and active investigations that probably won’t be fully known until we announce their conclusions,” Vance said in the interview. “The president has been very clear. The attorney general, the FBI director—they’ve all been clear. They are looking at lawbreaking.”
“For people who broke the law, it’s not going to be a slap on the wrist, ‘We’re sorry, have a nice life,’” Vance continued. “It’s going to be, ‘You have to face consequences for it.’”
He added, “I really think it’s our sacred obligation to the American people to ensure that those who broke the law pay the price for it.”
A recent CNN report noted connections between Comey’s indictment and Clinton, stating that prosecutors are focusing on leaks to the media in 2016 related to Clinton’s use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state.
Meanwhile, Clinton herself has reportedly been subpoenaed as part of the House Oversight Committee’s ongoing investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Former President Bill Clinton has also received a subpoena in connection with that probe, according to multiple reports.
Vance has made clear that the administration’s efforts are far from over. “There’s certainly going to be more indictments coming over the next three and a half years of the Trump administration,” he told The Independent recently. “But we’re always going to let the law and the facts drive this—not political motivations.”
“Which frankly makes us so much different from the Biden administration,” Vance added, “where they indicted not just the president of the United States but so many people who were simply engaged in policymaking.”
The comments underscore the Trump administration’s determination to pursue what it describes as a long-overdue reckoning for members of the so-called “Deep State”—a campaign that critics argue risks turning law enforcement into a political weapon.
