Overview
- Hillary Clinton is slated for a filmed, transcribed, under‑oath deposition on Feb. 26, with Bill Clinton to follow on Feb. 27 in closed‑door sessions before the House Oversight Committee.
- House leaders had set a noon deadline and were preparing floor action on criminal contempt, but the agreement paused plans to advance referrals.
- Chairman James Comer rejected proposals from the Clintons’ attorneys for a four‑hour transcribed interview for Bill Clinton and a sworn declaration from Hillary Clinton, insisting on standard deposition terms without time limits.
- Committee Republicans say the testimony is essential to understanding Jeffrey Epstein’s network, while Democrats decry political targeting; the Clintons are not accused of criminal wrongdoing.
- The depositions proceed alongside Justice Department releases of millions of pages of Epstein files, and Ghislaine Maxwell is scheduled to testify virtually on Feb. 9 with her lawyers indicating she will invoke the Fifth Amendment.