Feb 3, 2026, 10:47 p.mFeb 3, 2026, 10:47 p.m
Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, will testify before the US Congress at the end of the month as part of the investigation into the scandal surrounding the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, James Comer, said the two had agreed to an interview that would be transcribed and filmed. The ex-president will therefore testify under oath on February 27th, the ex-foreign minister a day earlier.
Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.Image: keystone
According to US media reports, the fact that the Clintons agreed to this led Republicans in the House chamber to cancel a planned vote on contempt of Congress proceedings against the Clintons on Tuesday. The Republican leadership had recently initiated this. The background is that the two Democrats had previously refused to testify in the US Congress about the investigation into the Epstein case for months. For their part, they accused Comer of conducting a politically motivated trial.
Republicans and Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have made it clear that no one is above the law – “not even the Clintons,” Comer emphasized. For months they had delayed and ignored duly issued summonses, he criticized. They only gave in when faced with the threat of proceedings for contempt of Congress.
Clinton appears in Epstein documents
Bill Clinton’s name and images appeared in documents related to the Epstein investigation. But a mention per se means nothing. The former president has repeatedly denied wrongdoing in connection with his acquaintance with Epstein.
For years, multimillionaire Epstein from New York ran an abuse ring that victimized dozens of young women and minors. He is said to have abused minors himself over several years in New York and Florida. In 2019, Epstein died in prison at the age of 66, before any further sentencing could have taken place. (hkl/sda/dpa)