Posted on 02/02/2026 10:45:07 PM PST by RandFan
Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary of State, have agreed to testify in the congressional investigation into late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
It comes days before a vote on whether to hold the couple in criminal contempt for refusing to appear before the House Oversight Committee after a months-long standoff.
Bill Clinton was acquainted with Epstein, who died in prison in 2019, but has denied knowledge of his sex offending and says he cut off contact two decades ago.
It's unclear when the depositions will take place, but it will be the first time a former US president has testified to a congressional panel since Gerald Ford did so in 1983.
The House Oversight Committee, led by Republicans, approved the measure to hold the Clintons in contempt late last month, with the support of several Democrats.
On Monday evening, Bill Clinton's deputy chief of staff Angel Ureña posted on X confirming the couple would appear before the panel.
"They negotiated in good faith," Ureña wrote in a tweet directed at the House Oversight Committee. "You did not.
"They told you under oath what they know, but you don't care. But the former President and former Secretary of State will be there. They look forward to setting a precedent that applies to everyone."
Both Clintons say they previously provided the committee with sworn statements and have already provided the "limited information" they had on Epstein.
The couple had dismissed the legal summonses as "nothing more than a ploy to attempt to embarrass political rivals, as President Trump has directed".
Bill Clinton has never been accused of wrongdoing by survivors of Epstein's abuse, and has denied knowledge of his sex offending.
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How white of them.
They will probably ask to testify on ZOOM with a few seconds of delay, allowing for any ‘Panic editing’ or deletions, should they say too much.
Ya. We’ll be there. When? Next Thursday. Ok great. Make sure my special coffee is there. See ya soon.
“I cannot recall…..” ad infinitum……
From “The smartest woman in the world”
Yet again.
Hey, Clintons, you WILL stand before a judge who will not allow you to lie - and you WILL be held accountable for your crimes. Your eternal punishment awaits.
Repent while you can.
Every question demonicRATS aks will be about Trump and the Clintons will turn every question Republicans aks around and nake it about Trump.
Yes, I think they won’t testify at all.
Even minimum security prison is no joke. They were obviously not going to allow this to be referred to the DoJ.
“I don’t recall.”
“Depends on the meaning of the word ‘is.’”
🎶”I don’t remember, my brain’s in a blender, it’s JELLO!”🎶
What’s funny is that when I Googled the phrase, AI’s reply is:
“The statement that Hillary Clinton’s brain is “jello” is a piece of speculative and entirely unsubstantiated internet and conservative media commentary. This claim is not based on medical evidence and has been widely debunked by fact-checking organizations and Clinton’s personal physician.”
LOL!
whats your definition of the word “is”?
Remember when Rush Limbaugh had a skit where Hillary kept saying, “my mind is Jello” because she couldn’t remember anything when she was testifying before Congress one time.
That is the Clinton’s strategy, they will lie, not remember and blame everyone else for singling them out.
This is all a charade, Republicans just want the Clinton’s testifying, hoping they can embarrass themselves, and ultimately nothing will come from it.
“Not to my knowledge”
And don’t forget her other line, “What difference, at this point, does it make?”
Too late.
This is just a delay tactic. They were subpoenaed and didn’t show. There is no negotiating.
I hope the House has the vote and calls Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro to testify on the floor of the House about the consequences of negotiating a subpoena when the time expires.
If the House votes to let this slide, they will have forever diminished what little remaining power they hold. No one will ever respond to a request to testify again. They will just send underlings to negotiate for unrealistic terms and then not show.
EC
Bill Clinton’s AF1 Pilot (actually the football aide, who is a pilot) wants to be present during his testimony
https://patriots.win/p/1ARwwk7fo9/this-could-get-spicy-bill-clinto/c/
Some of the comments there are quite interesting.
You’re going to get the “What does it matter” testimony.
For a little variety, Hillary might also throw in:
“It depends on what the meaning of the word “is” is.”
“I don’t recall”
“I can’t remember”
“My mind is jello”
“What difference, at this point, does it make?”
“I did not have sex with that woman”
“No one is above the law”
“No reasonable prosecutor...”
“Hillary and I have lost a true and trusted friend” (Vince Foster)
Open testimony under oath could be entertaining. Horndog and the Beast will never be called to account on this side of judgement.
“Bill Clinton was acquainted with Epstein, who died in prison in 2019, but has denied knowledge of his sex offending...”
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Bill and Hillary, Jeffrey Epstein is dead. We’re concerned with the child sex offences you two committed.
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