The Clintons have agreed to testify in the Congressional investigation into high society sex offender Jeffrey Epstein amid threats of contempt.
Published February 3, 2026
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton are scheduled to testify in the Congressional investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the former president’s press secretary announced.
The Clintons’ decision, announced Monday, could delay a planned vote in the Republican-led House of Representatives to hold Democratic veterans in contempt of Congress for refusing to appear, potentially leading to criminal charges.
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“Former presidents and former secretaries of state will also be in attendance. They look forward to setting a precedent that applies to everyone,” Angel Urena, the Clinton family’s chief of staff, said in a social media post.
Urena posted the announcement on top of a House Oversight Committee statement earlier Monday accusing the Clintons of “defying a lawful subpoena” and “trying to escape contempt by demanding special treatment.”
The Oversight Committee said, “The Clintons are not above the law.”
Last week, the oversight committee recommended that the couple be held in contempt for refusing to testify about their relationship with Epstein.
The Clintons have offered to help the committee investigate Epstein, but have refused to appear in person, arguing that the probe is a partisan effort aimed at protecting President Donald Trump, a longtime friend of Epstein’s.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson welcomed the news from the Clintons, but did not say whether Congress would cancel the planned contempt vote.
“That’s a good development,” he said. “We expect everyone to comply with Congressional subpoenas.”
Democrats say the House investigation is being weaponized not to conduct legitimate oversight but to attack Trump’s political opponents, who have long been associated with Epstein but have not been called to testify.
President Trump spent months trying to block the release of investigative files related to Epstein, but pressure from his advocacy group Make America Great Again (MAGA) and some Republican lawmakers forced him to order the release of millions of documents related to the case.
Bill Clinton flew on Epstein’s plane several times in the early 2000s after leaving office. He expressed regret about the relationship and said he had no knowledge of Epstein’s criminal activities.
Hillary Clinton said she had no meaningful contact with Epstein and has never flown on his plane or visited his private island.
The Epstein scandal continues to cast a long shadow over American politics and is now affecting Britain, involving high-profile figures including the disgraced former crown prince, Andrew, and former British ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson.
British police said on Monday they were reviewing a report of alleged misconduct involving Mandelson, whose name appeared more than 5,000 times in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Epstein files.
The veteran British politician was fired as ambassador to the United States last year after emails came to light showing him calling Epstein “my best friend” and advising him to seek early release.
Mandelson apologized to Epstein’s victims and denied wrongdoing.
