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Clintons to Sit for Videotaped House Depositions in Epstein Probe on Feb. 26–27

The agreement represents Congress’s first compelled testimony from a former president.

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)
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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, February 3, 2026, in Washington.
Chairman of the House Oversight Committee James Comer, R-Kentucky, speaks as ranking member Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, looks on during a meeting to vote on whether to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas to testify in the panel's investigation of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2026.

Overview

  • House Oversight Chair James Comer said the depositions will be filmed and transcribed, with Hillary Clinton scheduled for Feb. 26 and Bill Clinton for Feb. 27.
  • The deal followed a GOP noon deadline and threats of a criminal contempt vote, which Republican leaders said would proceed if terms were not signed.
  • The committee subpoenaed the Clintons in August; after missed January dates, members advanced contempt resolutions with several Democrats voting in favor.
  • Attorneys for the Clintons had proposed a four-hour transcribed interview for Bill Clinton and a sworn declaration from Hillary Clinton, which Comer rejected.
  • The testimony comes as the Justice Department continues large releases of Epstein-related files; Bill Clinton’s past contacts with Epstein are documented, he denies wrongdoing, and Hillary Clinton says she did not meet or speak with Epstein.