Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a congressional committee she has no new information about financier Jeffrey Epstein and does not recall ever meeting him. In an opening statement, she said the committee’s subpoena rested on the assumption she had relevant knowledge about investigations into Epstein and his convicted associate Ghislaine Maxwell. “Let me be as clear as I can,” she said: “I do not.”
The Republican-led House Oversight Committee interviewed Clinton behind closed doors at her home in Chappaqua, New York. In a social media post after the session she reiterated she had no knowledge of Epstein’s criminal activity, did not remember encountering him, never flew on his plane and never visited his island property or his office.
Committee chair James Comer said he intends to release the deposition video and transcript once approved, and added that investigators remained unsatisfied with some answers. Comer said the inquiry seeks to learn “many things about Epstein.”
Former President Bill Clinton, who had a documented association with Epstein and flew on his plane several times in the early 2000s, is expected to be deposed next. He has denied wrongdoing and expressed regret for the relationship. Hillary Clinton said she believes her husband was unaware of Epstein’s crimes while they were in contact, noting their connection ended years before those criminal activities came to light.
The depositions are notable for compelling a former president to testify before Congress and for a bipartisan push for transparency. The Clintons initially declined to comply with subpoenas issued in August and only agreed to testify after lawmakers pursued contempt proceedings.
During her testimony, Hillary Clinton urged the committee to subpoena President Donald Trump, saying that if the panel was serious about finding the truth it should question Trump under oath about the numerous appearances of his name in Epstein-related records. She accused the committee of seeking to “protect one public official.” Top committee Democrat Robert Garcia also called on Trump to testify so survivors could have their questions addressed.
Trump socialized with Epstein in the 1990s and 2000s prior to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor, though Comer said the panel’s evidence does not implicate Trump. Undated photographs of Bill Clinton with Epstein and Maxwell were released in December as part of an initial tranche of Justice Department documents. To comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act passed in 2025, the Justice Department has released more than three million pages of documents related to Epstein.