Hillary Clinton is set to be impeached in the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into Epstein
Chappaqua, New York – Former President and First Lady Bill and Hillary Clinton are facing lawmakers this week over their ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Clinton family is scheduled to participate in closed sessions before the House Oversight Committee in Chappaqua, New York, after months of ongoing negotiations over their appearance.
Hillary Clinton is scheduled to appear on Thursday, with Bill Clinton the next day. Friday’s testimony will be the first time a former president has appeared before a congressional committee since former President Gerald Ford in 1983.
The committee first attempted to subpoena the Clintons in July last year as Republicans demanded more information about the former president’s travels on Epstein’s private plane and what the committee called the family’s “past relationship” with Epstein and his convicted accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, as part of their investigation into Epstein.
The Clintons were subpoenaed to appear under oath before the committee to testify in January, but failed to comply, arguing that the subpoenas had no legal basis. Instead, they suggested a four-hour written interview instead.
David Kendall, an attorney for the Clinton family, said the couple had no information relevant to the committee’s investigation into the federal government’s handling of the investigations into Epstein and Maxwell, and should not be required to appear in person to testify. Kendall asserts that the Clintons should be allowed to provide the limited information they have to the committee in writing.
Former Secretary Clinton “has no personal knowledge of Epstein or Maxwell’s criminal activities, never traveled on his plane, never visited his island, and cannot recall ever speaking to Epstein,” Kendall wrote in an October 6 letter to the committee. “She has no personal knowledge of Maxwell’s activities with Epstein.” “President Clinton’s contact with Epstein ended two decades ago, and given what emerged much later, he has expressed regret for even that limited connection.”
Republican House Oversight Chairman James Comer responded that the committee was “skeptical” of the claim that the Clintons had only limited information.
“[T]“The committee believes it should be submitted as part of a depository hearing, where the committee can best evaluate its scope and value,” Comer responded in October.
Comer had long threatened to hold the Clintons in contempt if they failed to appear before the committee, so when they didn’t, a contempt resolution was drafted and put to a vote. The Oversight Committee approved the contempt resolution, with nine Democrats voting in favor, making it subject to a vote in the full House of Representatives.
At the last minute, before the resolution was put to a vote on it by the full House of Representatives, the Clinton family agreed to sit down to hear its decision, delaying consideration of the contempt of court vote.
Interviews this week with committee investigators will be videotaped and transcribed in accordance with House filing rules.
“We look forward to questioning the Clinton family as part of our investigation into the horrific crimes committed by Epstein and Maxwell, to bring transparency and accountability to the American people and survivors,” Coomer said in a statement when the deposition was agreed upon.
While the Clintons have agreed to speak with the committee behind closed doors, they are still pushing for public hearings as part of the committee’s investigation into Epstein.
In this file photo taken on January 20, 2025, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrive before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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“I will not sit idly by while I am used as a prop in a closed court by a fear-mongering Republican Party,” Bill Clinton wrote in a lengthy post on Channel X. “If they want answers, let’s stop the games,” he added. & “Do it the right way: in a public hearing, where the American people can see for themselves the truth of the matter.”
Hillary Clinton has echoed her husband’s sentiments while also continuing to call for the full release of the Epstein files, which they accused the Justice Department of selectively releasing.
“It’s something that should be completely transparent,” Hillary Clinton said during an appearance at the Munich Security Conference earlier this month. “I’ve been calling for many years for everything to be published so that people can not only see what’s in it, but also — if appropriate — to hold people accountable. We’ll see what happens.”
Neither Bill Clinton nor Hillary Clinton have been accused of wrongdoing, and both have denied having any knowledge of Epstein’s crimes. No survivor or associate of Epstein has made a public allegation of wrongdoing or inappropriate behavior by the former president or his wife regarding his past relationship with Epstein.
