{"id":17883,"date":"2026-02-05T15:08:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=17883"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:08:29","slug":"clintons-house-gop-reach-deal-for-testimony-on-epstein-scandal-averting-contempt-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=17883","title":{"rendered":"Clintons, House GOP Reach Deal for Testimony on Epstein Scandal, Averting Contempt Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After months of resistance, Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify before a House panel investigating convicted sex offender\u00a0Jeffrey Epstein.\n<\/p>\n

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The depositions will be filmed and transcribed, a point of contention in the past between the Clintons and the members investigating crimes by Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, and their connections to powerful people.\n<\/p>\n

The former secretary of state and first lady will appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Feb. 26. Her husband, the 42nd president, will appear on Capitol Hill to take questions from the committee on Feb. 27.\n<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: Clintons cave and agree to appear for depositions on Feb. 26 and 27.@RepJamesComer<\/a>: \u201cOnce it became clear that we would hold them in contempt, the Clintons completely caved and will appear for transcribed, filmed depositions this month.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

No one is above the law.\n<\/p>\n

\u2014 Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) February 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

After months of resistance, Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify before a House panel investigating convicted sex offender\u00a0Jeffrey Epstein.\n<\/p>\n

The depositions will be filmed and transcribed, a point of contention in the past between the Clintons and the members investigating crimes by Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, and their connections to powerful people.\n<\/p>\n

The former secretary of state and first lady will appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Feb. 26. Her husband, the 42nd president, will appear on Capitol Hill to take questions from the committee on Feb. 27.\n<\/p>\n

The House Rules Committee was meeting Monday to schedule a vote when the Clintons made a last-ditch offer to testify. The committee delayed a vote to advance the contempt proceedings until negotiations were settled.\n<\/p>\n

On Tuesday morning, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced the Clintons had a deadline of noon before the House would schedule a contempt vote this week.\n<\/p>\n

Last month, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee\u00a0voted on a bipartisan basis\u00a0to hold both the 42nd president and the former secretary of state in contempt of Congress after the two failed to appear for their rescheduled deposition.\n<\/p>\n

Angel Urena, deputy chief of staff for former President Bill Clinton, asserted in an X post Monday that the Clintons \u201cnegotiated in good faith\u201d and were ready to testify.\n<\/p>\n

They negotiated in good faith. You did not.\n<\/p>\n

They told you under oath what they know, but you don\u2019t care.\n<\/p>\n

But the former President and former Secretary of State will be there.\n<\/p>\n

They look forward to setting a precedent that applies to everyone. https:\/\/t.co\/iO67XjNFsT\n<\/p>\n

\u2014 Angel Ure\u00f1a (@angelurena) February 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The House Rules Committee ranking member, Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., said Monday that Congress should focus on President Donald Trump, who also had a past friendship with Epstein.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease, do not insult America\u2019s intelligence by trying to make this conversation about the Clintons. First of all, the Clintons have publicly called for the government to release all, all the Epstein files, unlike Donald Trump, who said he would release them all, but then he backtracked,\u201d McGovern said.\n<\/p>\n

The Justice Department is in the process of releasing Epstein files after a bipartisan law was passed by Congress to compel the release.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Clintons want to cooperate. They sent written declarations of what they knew, and they were negotiating to testify under oath,\u201d McGovern said. \u201cWhen will President Trump testify?\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Contempt of Congress is a\u00a0criminal charge punishable\u00a0by up to a year in prison or a $100,000 fine.\n<\/p>\n

On July 23, 2025, Republicans and Democrats on the House Oversight subcommittee on federal law enforcement unanimously approved a motion to issue subpoenas to 10 individuals, including the Clintons, as part of its investigation into Epstein and Maxwell, his associate.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cSubpoenas are not mere suggestions; they carry the force of law,\u201d Comer told the House Rules Committee.\n<\/p>\n

The 42nd president was once photographed in a swimming pool at Epstein\u2019s estate, appearing with both Maxwell, who was convicted of helping Epstein perpetrate crimes, and another woman whose face was blocked out. The photo was published in a\u00a0batch of Epstein files\u00a0released by the Justice Department in December.\n<\/p>\n

Comer argued that\u00a0Hillary Clinton\u00a0should also be questioned about Epstein, as she is a former secretary of state whose agency has an office to combat international sex trafficking.\n<\/p>\n

The House Oversight Committee initially requested the 42nd president\u2019s deposition on Oct. 14, 2025, while the former secretary of state\u2019s was set for Oct. 9. Those depositions were later postponed to Dec. 17 and Dec. 18, respectively, but the Clintons said they had to attend a funeral at that time.\u00a0The committee moved the dates once again to January 2026. The Clintons declined.\n<\/p>\n

The Clintons argued in a letter to Comer that the move to require their testimony was partisan and could not be legally enforced.\n<\/p>\n

Nine committee Democrats joined 25 Republicans to hold Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress, in a lopsided 34-8 vote. However, most committee Democrats objected to holding Hillary Clinton in contempt, with three Democrat members joining Republicans in a 28-15 vote.\n<\/p>\n

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This article was originally published at The Daily Signal. Photo Credit: Shawn Thew-Pool\/Getty Images.<\/em>
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