February 3, 2026 l By Dalena Reporters
WASHINGTON D.C., United States — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have agreed to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives as part of an ongoing congressional investigation into their ties with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, congressional officials confirmed on Tuesday. The development ends months of resistance and comes amid threats by Republican lawmakers to hold them in contempt of Congress.
The decision was announced after sustained pressure from the House Oversight Committee, which had initiated contempt proceedings against the Clintons for initially refusing to testify in person. The committee’s inquiry is focused on connections between Epstein who was convicted in 2008 and later died in federal custody in 2019 and numerous high-profile figures across politics, finance and academia.
Hillary Clinton is scheduled to appear before the committee on February 26, 2026, while Bill Clinton is expected to testify on February 27, 2026, according to statements from the committee and multiple news reports. The depositions will be transcribed and filmed, marking an unusual moment in Congressional oversight since it will be the first time a former U.S. president is compelled to provide testimony before lawmakers.
Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Kentucky) described the decision as a positive step toward transparency in the investigation, which seeks to shed light on Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted in 2021 on sex trafficking charges involving minors. The committee had previously subpoenaed the Clintons, along with other former government officials, and moved forward with contempt resolutions when initial offers of testimony were deemed insufficient.
While neither Bill nor Hillary Clinton have been accused of criminal wrongdoing in the Epstein case, their association with the disgraced financier including multiple documented flights on Epstein’s private plane by the former president in the early 2000s has drawn renewed scrutiny following the release of millions of pages of internal Justice Department documents related to Epstein’s network.
The Clintons’ deputy chief of staff issued a statement framing their agreement to testify as a desire to “set a precedent that applies to everyone,” while critics of the investigation have lambasted it as politically motivated, arguing that similar scrutiny has not been applied equally to other figures linked to Epstein.
House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans indicated that planned contempt proceedings would be suspended while the terms of the Clintons’ testimony are finalised. Johnson highlighted the importance of compliance with congressional subpoenas, while neither Clinton has acknowledged any knowledge of or involvement in Epstein’s criminal acts beyond past associations.
The agreement underscores the political and legal complexities of the Epstein investigation, which has spanned multiple years and involved the release of tens of thousands of internal records, emails, and documents. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have said the testimony could provide additional context on Epstein’s relationships with powerful figures and the extent of information available to former senior officials.
Legal experts note that compelling testimony from former national leaders particularly a former president and secretary of state is highly unusual and could influence how future Congressional investigations approach oversight of private networks that intersect with official and unofficial power structures.
Source; Sahara Reporters