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Clintons Agree to Videotaped Depositions in House Epstein Probe After Contempt Threat

The arrangement pauses a House contempt push, marking the first time Congress compels a former president to testify.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, February 3, 2026, in Washington.
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U.S. President Donald Trump points after signing a bill to end the partial government shutdown, while U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) applaud, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 3, 2026.
FILE - Former President Bill Clinton, left, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listen as Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a eulogy for U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Aug. 1, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Overview

  • Hillary Clinton is set for a closed‑door, transcribed and filmed deposition on Feb. 26, with Bill Clinton to follow on Feb. 27, according to Chairman James Comer.
  • The deal came as GOP leaders prepared a floor vote on contempt after the Oversight Committee advanced referrals in January by votes of 34–8 for Bill Clinton and 28–15 for Hillary Clinton, with several Democrats joining.
  • Republicans rejected the Clintons’ counteroffers for a four‑hour, time‑limited session for Bill and a sworn declaration from Hillary, insisting on unrestricted, recorded depositions under the original subpoenas.
  • Neither Clinton has been accused of crimes in the Epstein cases; records show past contacts between Bill Clinton and Epstein, which Clinton says predated public knowledge of Epstein’s offenses.
  • The broader inquiry continues alongside large Justice Department releases of Epstein‑related files, and Ghislaine Maxwell is scheduled to testify virtually on Feb. 9 and plans to invoke her Fifth Amendment rights, her lawyers say.