Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are set to testify before the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation into the network of influence and crimes linked to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The depositions will take place in Chappaqua, New York, near the couple’s home, with Hillary Clinton scheduled to appear on Thursday, February 26, and Bill Clinton on Friday, February 27.
The sessions will be conducted behind closed doors, recorded and transcribed, with both witnesses testifying under oath.
The agreement to appear follows months of resistance and escalating tensions between the Clintons and the committee’s Republican chairman, Representative James Comer.
Earlier subpoenas issued in late 2025 and early 2026 were not complied with, and the House signaled it was prepared to pursue contempt proceedings.
“No one is accusing the Clintons of any wrongdoing,” Comer said. “We just have a lot of questions.”
The House Oversight Committee is conducting a multifaceted inquiry centered on Epstein and his longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.
Lawmakers are examining the federal government’s handling of investigations into Epstein and Maxwell, the circumstances surrounding Epstein’s 2019 death in federal custody, and the broader operation of sex-trafficking networks.
The panel is also reviewing how Epstein and Maxwell cultivated relationships with prominent figures and whether ethics rules involving public officials were violated.
Committee leaders have said the findings could inform potential legislative reforms, including stricter anti–sex trafficking laws and changes to plea agreement practices.
Epstein was charged in 2019 with sex trafficking minors and died in a Manhattan jail cell while awaiting trial, a death authorities ruled a suicide.
Public scrutiny intensified after court documents and Justice Department disclosures in 2024 and later years referenced numerous high-profile individuals.
Bill Clinton has acknowledged knowing Epstein in the early 2000s and appearing on flight logs multiple times between 2002 and 2003.
He has said the trips were connected to work for the Clinton Foundation and has denied knowledge of Epstein’s criminal conduct.
He has also stated that he severed ties with Epstein two decades ago and expressed regret over the association.
Court documents released in 2024 referenced Clinton but did not allege criminal wrongdoing.
Hillary Clinton has said she does not recall meeting or speaking with Epstein and has maintained that she had no direct relationship with him.
She has acknowledged meeting Maxwell “on a few occasions” at public events.
Appearing in released documents, as with others including President Donald Trump, does not imply wrongdoing.
The Clintons had argued the inquiry was politically motivated and described earlier legal summonses as partisan.
They ultimately agreed to testify as a potential bipartisan contempt vote loomed.
Their appearances mark the first time a former U.S. president has testified before a congressional panel since 1983.