Bill and Hillary Clinton will appear before Congress to testify about their relationship with deceased pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
After months of negotiations, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed to appear for a deposition before the House Oversight Committee on February 26 and former President Bill Clinton will comply on February 27.
The interviews with the Clintons will be transcribed and filmed behind closed doors, as is typical for depositions. This will be the first time a former president provides testimony to Congress after being sent a subpoena.
James Comer, the Republican Chair of the House Oversight Committee noted in a media statement issued Tuesday that ‘Republicans and Democrats on the Oversight Committee have been clear: no one is above the law—and that includes the Clintons.’
A contempt vote before the full Republican-led House of Representatives loomed for the Clintons this week before they agreed to testify before Congress, and has now been canceled.
Comer said that the Clintons ‘completely caved and will appear for transcribed, filmed depositions this month.’
‘We look forward to 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 added.
Clinton spokesman Angle Urena posted on X Monday that the Clintons ‘negotiated in good faith’ with the committee and ‘look forward to setting a precedent that applies to everyone’ with their testimonies.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer at the U.S. Capitol on February 3, 2026.
Bill Clinton, 42nd US President and his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67th US Secretary of State, arrive at the Booksellers Room of the White House on the occasion of the State Dinner with the Kenyan president at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2024
During a Sunday CNN appearance, Congressman Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, said he was willing to vote to hold both Clintons in contempt of Congress, but only if Attorney General Pam Bondi is also found to be in contempt.
‘I will definitely vote no on any partisan measure, one side or the other,’ Raskin stated, adding ‘I want all of the information from everybody, and I want everybody to come forward and comply.’
An effort to add Bondi’s name to the contempt charges for not releasing the Epstein files fast enough failed during the House Oversight Committee meeting last month.
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee led the advancement of two resolutions criminally charging former President Clinton and his wife, Hillary, with contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas to testify about their ties to Epstein as part of an ongoing congressional investigation last month.
The committee voted 34-8-2 in favor of Bill Clinton’s resolution and 28-15-1 for Hillary Clinton’s on the 21st of January.
Nine Democrats voted for Bill Clinton’s contempt resolution while only three Democrats voted for Hillary’s.
Former President Bill Clinton is seeing aboard a private jet along with Epstein’s former girlfriend and accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell in this image released by the U.S.Department of Justice
Former President Bill Clinton is seen alongside Epstein in this image released by the U.S.Department of Justice
Comer succeeded in convincing a significant portion of members that the Clintons were defying the subpoenas.
Despite the Clintons’ willingness to speak with committee staff and negotiate a date and format for questioning, Comer dismissed five months of talks as a ‘stall tactic.’ He accused them of trying to run out the clock on the Republican-led investigation until the next Congress.
To avoid contempt charges, the Clintons’ lawyers offered Comer and ranking Democrat Robert Garcia a meeting with Bill Clinton alone in New York without an official transcript—an offer Comer had rejected.
