Bill and Hillary Clinton will now testify before Congress
Source: Yahoo! News/Politico
Mon, February 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM EST
Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of the panel's investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an Oversight aide said Monday evening.
It's a remarkable reversal for the former president and secretary of state, who were adamant they would defy committee-issued subpoenas and risk imprisonment by the Trump Justice Department as the House prepared to vote Wednesday to hold them both in contempt of Congress.
After both skipped their scheduled depositions earlier this year, the Oversight Committee voted on a bipartisan basis in January to approve contempt measures for each of them.
Although both have said they had no knowledge of Epsteins crimes, they have maintained that the subpoenas were not tied to a legitimate legislative purpose, rendering them invalid.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/bill-hillary-clinton-now-testify-234142180.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
There is this sudden and massive news dump going on.
Lovie777
(22,199 posts)BumRushDaShow
(166,934 posts)(although I expect eventually it could be released later)
sop
(17,861 posts)BumRushDaShow
(166,934 posts)and in their article (that had a horrible headline), was this -
They negotiated in good faith. You did not, spokesmen for the Clintons said in a statement. They told under oath what they know, but you did not care. But the former president and former secretary of state will be there.
ananda
(34,578 posts)They should demand to see all, and I mean all
the Epstein files, unredacted.
Polybius
(21,614 posts)Clinton was my favorite all-time President.
ananda
(34,578 posts)...
lostincalifornia
(5,080 posts)bronxiteforever
(11,192 posts)GOP do her next.
wishstar
(5,810 posts)but by contrast the files included many new and shockingly serious revelations and/or accusations against others who haven't been subpoened and clearly need more investigation than the Clintons. The content of the big dump probably influenced their decision to testify.
BumRushDaShow
(166,934 posts)But with what has been released so far, he and other MAGats are struggling to reconcile the truth with their manufactured lies.