Bill, Hillary Clinton told to appear for depositions in Jeffrey Epstein probe

WASHINGTON — House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has ordered Bill and Hillary Clinton to appear for depositions next month amid the panel’s probe of late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Comer initially subpoenaed the former first couple on Aug. 5 to answer questions about their relationship with Epstein — but the Clintons’ attorney in a Nov. 3 response had asked for his clients to make merely “a written proffer of what little information” they have.

“Given the admission that your clients possess some relevant information, your position amounts to a demand that the Committee forgo in-person testimony, potentially relevant to its legislative oversight,” the powerful GOP chairman said.

“Additionally, your suggestion that your clients’ testimony would not be relevant to the stated purposes of the Committee’s investigation because the events in question took place outside of the Clintons’ respective official duties misses the Committee’s point,” Comer added.

The 42nd president has been ordered to appear for his deposition at 10 a.m. Dec. 17. His wife, the former secretary of state, was directed to sit for her deposition at 10 a.m. the following day.

Experts have suggested that the former president and former secretary of state may be able to invoke executive privilege to spurn the deposition, though it’s unclear whether that would extend to “their personal capacities.”

Epstein’s madam Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking dozens of girls with the deceased pedophile, attended Chelsea Clinton’s wedding in 2010.

After leaving the White House, Bill Clinton flew more than a dozen times on Epstein’s private jet, later dubbed the “Lolita Express.” Hillary Clinton received donations for a Senate campaign from the financier before his run-ins with the law in the mid-2000s.

In 2008, Epstein pleaded guilty in Florida to soliciting a minor for prostitution and had to register as a sex offender — yet continued to foster relationships with influential business leaders, politicians and even British royalty.

Epstein was hit with federal sex trafficking charges in July 2019 and found dead in his Manhattan jail cell on Aug. 10, 2019, while awaiting trial, in what was later determined to be a suicide.

President Trump’s DOJ concluded this past July that no third parties could reasonably be charged with crimes in connection with Epstein and that the dead 66-year-old had not kept a “client list” or blackmailed anyone.

After Epstein’s arrest but before he was found dead, a rep for Bill Clinton issued a statement that declared the former president had “not spoken to Epstein in well over a decade” and “knows nothing about the terrible crimes.”

Clinton attorney David Kendall, in his previous response to the Oversight panel, wrote: “What we have learned over the years about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell is abhorrent.”

“The public’s demand for transparency from its government about their criminality is both understandable and warranted,” Kendall said. “Former President Clinton and former Secretary Clinton welcome legitimate oversight in this matter that is grounded in fact.”

“In that regard, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary Hillary Clinton have little to contribute to that legitimate goal, all of which can be readily submitted on paper,” he added.

Other officials who were hit with subpoenas in August and affirmed that they lacked “any information” relevant to the Oversight Committee’s Epstein investigation were allowed to submit a written statement and avoid depositions.

Those included former Attorney Generals Merrick Garland, Loretta Lynch, Eric Holder, Jeff Sessions, Alberto Gonzales, and ex-FBI Directors James Comey and Robert Mueller, whose subpoena was withdrawn after reps revealed he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2021.

Only former Attorney General Bill Barr, who was serving in the first Trump administration when Epstein was arrested, has appeared to answer questions.

Neither Kendall nor a spokeswoman for Bill Clinton immediately responded to requests for comment on Friday.

WASHINGTON — House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has ordered Bill and Hillary Clinton to appear for depositions next month amid the panel’s probe of late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Comer initially subpoenaed the former first couple on Aug. 5 to answer questions about their relationship with Epstein — but the Clintons’ attorney in a Nov. 3 response had asked for his clients to make merely “a written proffer of what little information” they have.

“Given the admission that your clients possess some relevant information, your position amounts to a demand that the Committee forgo in-person testimony, potentially relevant to its legislative oversight,” the powerful GOP chairman said.

“Additionally, your suggestion that your clients’ testimony would not be relevant to the stated purposes of the Committee’s investigation because the events in question took place outside of the Clintons’ respective official duties misses the Committee’s point,” Comer added.

The 42nd president has been ordered to appear for his deposition at 10 a.m. Dec. 17. His wife, the former secretary of state, was directed to sit for her deposition at 10 a.m. the following day.

Experts have suggested that the former president and former secretary of state may be able to invoke executive privilege to spurn the deposition, though it’s unclear whether that would extend to “their personal capacities.”

Epstein’s madam Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking dozens of girls with the deceased pedophile, attended Chelsea Clinton’s wedding in 2010.

After leaving the White House, Bill Clinton flew more than a dozen times on Epstein’s private jet, later dubbed the “Lolita Express.” Hillary Clinton received donations for a Senate campaign from the financier before his run-ins with the law in the mid-2000s.

In 2008, Epstein pleaded guilty in Florida to soliciting a minor for prostitution and had to register as a sex offender — yet continued to foster relationships with influential business leaders, politicians and even British royalty.

Epstein was hit with federal sex trafficking charges in July 2019 and found dead in his Manhattan jail cell on Aug. 10, 2019, while awaiting trial, in what was later determined to be a suicide.

President Trump’s DOJ concluded this past July that no third parties could reasonably be charged with crimes in connection with Epstein and that the dead 66-year-old had not kept a “client list” or blackmailed anyone.

After Epstein’s arrest but before he was found dead, a rep for Bill Clinton issued a statement that declared the former president had “not spoken to Epstein in well over a decade” and “knows nothing about the terrible crimes.”

Clinton attorney David Kendall, in his previous response to the Oversight panel, wrote: “What we have learned over the years about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell is abhorrent.”

“The public’s demand for transparency from its government about their criminality is both understandable and warranted,” Kendall said. “Former President Clinton and former Secretary Clinton welcome legitimate oversight in this matter that is grounded in fact.”

“In that regard, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary Hillary Clinton have little to contribute to that legitimate goal, all of which can be readily submitted on paper,” he added.

Other officials who were hit with subpoenas in August and affirmed that they lacked “any information” relevant to the Oversight Committee’s Epstein investigation were allowed to submit a written statement and avoid depositions.

Those included former Attorney Generals Merrick Garland, Loretta Lynch, Eric Holder, Jeff Sessions, Alberto Gonzales, and ex-FBI Directors James Comey and Robert Mueller, whose subpoena was withdrawn after reps revealed he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2021.

Only former Attorney General Bill Barr, who was serving in the first Trump administration when Epstein was arrested, has appeared to answer questions.

Neither Kendall nor a spokeswoman for Bill Clinton immediately responded to requests for comment on Friday.