The House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent a letter to Bill and Hillary Clinton’s attorney demanding their appearance for depositions related to Jeffrey Epstein’s investigation. The committee emphasized that while it has engaged in good-f faith negotiations, the Clintons must comply with lawful subpoenas and attend scheduled in-person depositions.
The House Oversight Committee is reviewing federal government investigations into Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. In July, Democrats and Republicans on this committee approved a motion to issue subpoenas to Bill and Hillary Clinton. The committee has worked in good faith to schedule in-person depositions but further delays are unacceptable.
Given their history with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, any attempt by the Clintons to avoid sitting for a deposition would be in defiance of lawful subpoenas and grounds to initiate contempt of Congress proceedings. The committee looks forward to confirming their appearance and remains committed to delivering transparency and accountability for the survivors of Epstein’s heinous crimes and for the American people.
In the letter to the Clintons’ attorney, Chairman Comer stated that Bill Clinton’s deposition is scheduled for December 17, 2025, and Hillary Clinton’s deposition is scheduled for December 18, 2025. On July 23, 2025, the Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform approved a motion by voice vote directing the committee to authorize and issue deposition subpoenas for Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton. The committee may use the results of this investigation to inform legislative solutions to improve federal efforts to combat sex trafficking and reform the use of non-prosecution agreements and/or plea agreements in sex-crime investigations.
“Given the admission that your clients possess some relevant information, your position amounts to a demand that the committee forgo in-person testimony potentially relevant to its legislative oversight,” the letter read. “Additionally, your suggestion that your clients’ testimony would not be relevant to the stated purposes of the committee’s investigation because the events in question took place outside of the Clintons’ respective official duties, misses the committee’s point. It is precisely the fact President Clinton and Secretary Clinton each maintained relationships with Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell in their personal capacities as private citizens that is of interest to the committee.”
Bill Clinton flew more than a dozen times on Epstein’s private jet, later dubbed the “Lolita Express,” after leaving the White House. Hillary Clinton received donations for a Senate campaign from the financier before his run-ins with the law in the mid-2000s. In 2008, Epstein pleaded guilty in Florida to soliciting a minor for prostitution and had to register as a sex offender — yet continued to foster relationships with influential business leaders, politicians, and even British royalty. Epstein was hit with federal sex trafficking charges in July 2019 and found dead in his Manhattan jail cell on Aug. 10, 2019, while awaiting trial, in what was later determined to be a suicide.
