Hillary Clinton Sends Message to Republicans Over Epstein

Hillary Clinton is daring Republicans to confront her in public.

With her congressional testimony now days away, the former secretary of state and 2016 Democratic nominee issued a sharp, defiant message aimed squarely at House Republicans leading the Epstein investigation. The post, shared Thursday on X, signals that the upcoming hearings could turn into one of the most politically explosive showdowns of President Trump’s second term.

“For six months, we engaged Republicans on the Oversight Committee in good faith,” Clinton wrote. “We told them what we know, under oath. They ignored all of it.”

She accused the committee of turning oversight into theater.

“They moved the goalposts and turned accountability into an exercise in distraction,” she added. Then came the challenge. Tagging Oversight Chair James Comer, Clinton wrote: “So let’s stop the games. If you want this fight, let’s have it—in public. Cameras on. We will be there.”

The post immediately went viral and set the tone for hearings that are already drawing national attention.

The renewed focus on Jeffrey Epstein has reopened old political wounds in Washington. Lawmakers in both parties have called for more transparency around the disgraced financier’s network and the powerful figures who crossed paths with him before his death in a New York jail in 2019.

Republicans now control the House and are using the Oversight Committee to revisit those questions. Democrats, however, argue the probe has drifted from accountability into political retaliation—especially as it targets the Clintons during a Trump presidency.

Both Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, have denied any wrongdoing or knowledge of Epstein’s criminal activity.

Under an agreement finalized this week, Hillary Clinton is scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee on February 26. Bill Clinton is set to follow on February 27.

If it happens as planned, Bill Clinton’s appearance will mark the first time Congress has formally compelled a former president to testify.

The agreement came only after House Republicans advanced criminal contempt of Congress charges against both Clintons, accusing them of defying subpoenas issued last August. The threat of fines—or even jail time—raised the political stakes and forced negotiations.

A spokesperson for Bill Clinton has acknowledged that the former president traveled on Epstein’s private plane in 2002 and 2003, met Epstein in New York, and briefly visited his Manhattan apartment. The spokesperson has stressed that those interactions were unrelated to Epstein’s later crimes.

President Donald Trump addressed the looming testimony in remarks to reporters, striking a surprisingly sympathetic tone toward the Clintons—while still centering himself.

“I think it’s a shame, to be honest,” Trump said. “I always liked him. And her—she’s a very capable woman. She was smarter than a lot of people.”

Then he pivoted.

“They went after me like they wanted me to go to jail for the rest of my life,” Trump said. “And it turned out I was innocent. Very innocent.”

Oversight Chair Comer defended the investigation, saying the committee’s focus remains Epstein and his accomplices.

“We look forward to questioning the Clintons as part of our investigation into the horrific crimes of Epstein and Maxwell,” Comer said, “to deliver transparency and accountability for the American people and for survivors.”

In a blistering joint statement released in January, the Clintons accused Republicans of abusing congressional power.

“We are prepared to make our case to your 45 committee members, and if need be, more,” they said. “Importantly, we will also defend ourselves in the public arena.”

The statement warned Republicans that voters would see the hearings for what Democrats say they are.

“What you are doing is trying to punish those you see as your enemies and protect those you think are your friends,” the Clintons wrote. “Americans are better at finding the truth than you are at burying it.”

Hillary Clinton will testify before the House Oversight Committee on February 26. Bill Clinton is scheduled to appear the following day.

With cameras rolling and tensions already high, the hearings are shaping up to be one of the most closely watched political spectacles of 2026—and a defining clash between a Trump-led Washington and two of the most polarizing figures in modern Democratic politics.