Clintons Will Testify for Epstein Investigation Later This Month, Ending Contempt Threat

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will appear later this month for transcribed, filmed depositions as part of the House Oversight Committee investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the committee chair announced on Feb. 3.

After initially refusing to give in-person testimony and facing a potential contempt vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, the husband and wife agreed to appear for questioning in Congress.

Hillary Clinton will appear on Feb. 26, and Bill Clinton on Feb. 27.

“Once it became clear that the House of Representatives would hold them in contempt, the Clintons completely CAVED and will appear for transcribed, filmed depositions this month,” committee chair Rep. James Comer’s (R-Ky.) said in a post on X.

The Kentucky representative accused the Clintons of delaying and defying lawful subpoenas for six months. The House Oversight Committee moved swiftly to advance contempt of Congress proceedings because they refused to appear, Comer said.

The Clintons had initially refused to testify in person for the oversight committee’s investigation, proposing their own terms, including a four-hour time limit for Bill’s testimony.

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, told The Epoch Times that Democrats believed the proposal was an appropriate plan.

Garcia added that he and Democrats have encouraged the Clintons to testify since the start of the Epstein investigation.

“We, from day one, said we want to talk to President Clinton,” Garcia said. “I am glad that this is resolved. … Let’s hear from President Clinton. Anyone that has information or that knew Jeffrey Epstein or spent time with Jeffrey Epstein, we want to talk to and we have questions for.”

Comer outright denied the Clintons’ proposal over the weekend, posting a letter to the Clintons’ attorneys on X.

“After defying lawful subpoenas, Bill and Hillary Clinton are trying to dodge contempt by requesting special treatment. The Clintons are not above the law,” the House Oversight Committee said on X.

The former Democratic president’s deputy chief of staff, Angel Ureña, said on X that the Clintons look forward to giving their testimony.

“They negotiated in good faith. You did not. They told you under oath what they know, but you don’t care. But the former President and former Secretary of State will be there. They look forward to setting a precedent that applies to everyone,” Ureña wrote in a social media post.

Bill Clinton, after leaving office, was documented to have flown on Epstein’s private plane multiple times but has maintained that he knew nothing about the late sex offender’s criminal activity.

The Clintons have called the House Oversight Committee’s investigation a partisan exercise to protect President Donald Trump.

“We look forward to now questioning the Clintons as part of our investigation into the horrific crimes of Epstein and Maxwell, to deliver transparency and accountability for the American people and for survivors,” Comer said on X.