Bill Clinton failed to show up for a House Oversight Committee hearing on Jeffrey Epstein, setting up potential contempt of Congress action.
The ex-president was compelled to testify in a closed-door deposition in the House's bipartisan investigation into Epstein.
But Clinton was not seen on Capitol Hill for the scheduled 10am questioning on Tuesday.
House Oversight's Republican chair James Comer had threatened to begin contempt proceedings against Clinton if he did not appear.
Hillary Clinton is slated to appear on Wednesday.
The committee is seeking the Clintons' testimony over their previous relationships with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, including flights on the pedophile financier's jet.
The couple's attorney, David Kendall, previously argued that the Clintons would find it more 'efficient' to provide written answers.
