Bill and Hillary Clinton Agree to Testify Before Congress on Epstein

Bill and Hillary Clinton have reversed course.

After weeks of resistance, the former president and former secretary of state have agreed to testify before Congress over their past connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a senior committee aide.

The move comes as President Donald Trump oversees a renewed push by Republicans to force transparency around Epstein’s powerful network.

Sources familiar with the negotiations say Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton agreed to comply after the House Oversight Committee moved toward holding them in contempt of Congress.

The panel voted on January 21 to advance contempt resolutions after both Clintons declined to appear for depositions earlier this year.

At the time, their attorneys dismissed the subpoenas as “legally invalid” and accused Republicans of running a partisan probe.

That stance did not hold.

Facing the possibility of fines—or even jail time if contempt charges were pursued—the Clintons agreed to testify under oath, aides confirmed.

The investigation is being led by the Republican-controlled House Oversight Committee, which has demanded sworn testimony rather than informal interviews.

Committee Chair James Comer made that position clear after rejecting a last-minute proposal from Bill Clinton to sit for a private, transcribed interview.

“We will not accept half-measures,” Comer wrote on social media. “Both Clintons must comply fully with the subpoenas.”

According to committee correspondence, lawmakers previously offered Bill Clinton a four-hour transcribed interview focused on Epstein-related matters. Hillary Clinton was asked to submit a sworn declaration.

Neither offer was accepted.

That refusal accelerated contempt proceedings.

Neither Bill nor Hillary Clinton has ever been charged with wrongdoing related to Epstein, and both have long denied any illegal activity.

Still, Bill Clinton’s past association with Epstein has been well documented.

Flight logs, photographs, and social records show Clinton interacted with Epstein multiple times in the late 1990s and early 2000s, along with other prominent political and business figures.

Epstein died in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges at a New York detention facility. His death was ruled a suicide, though it remains a flashpoint for public distrust.

Under President Trump, Republicans have argued that unanswered questions surrounding Epstein’s network demand congressional scrutiny.

The Clintons have pushed back aggressively.

In recent statements, their legal team accused Republicans of “weaponizing” the Epstein investigation while ignoring delays by the Trump administration in releasing Department of Justice records tied to the case.

“Congress should focus on facts, not political theater,” one attorney said.

Democrats echoed that concern.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries confirmed that his caucus is reviewing the contempt resolutions and will decide later this week whether to oppose them as a bloc.

If the testimony proceeds as planned, it would mark a rare and potentially historic event.

No former president has ever been compelled by Congress to testify under threat of contempt. Some have appeared voluntarily. None have done so under these circumstances.

Now, with the clock ticking and pressure mounting, Bill and Hillary Clinton are preparing to answer questions that have lingered for years.

The hearings are expected to draw massive public attention—and could reshape the political fallout surrounding Epstein’s shadowy web of influence.