Clintons’ Testimony Deadline Extended by House Committee
WASHINGTON – A committee in the Republican-controlled House has pushed back the deadline for former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to testify regarding their connections with the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and convicted Madame Ghislaine Maxwell.
James Comer, the Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, reached out to the Clintons’ attorney, David Kendall, on Monday, aiming for depositions from the couple by mid-next month.
“Committee staff mentioned that they’re open to rescheduling, but a firm new date must be established in January before canceling any existing ones,” Comer communicated to Kendall. “You noted that you wouldn’t propose an alternative date for your clients’ testimony.”
“As a result, the Committee has set January 13, 2026, for President Clinton’s testimony and January 14, 2026, for Secretary Clinton’s,” the Oversight Chair added. “If they do not comply with these new dates, we’ll move forward with contempt proceedings.”
Kendall also indicated that the Clintons would be unavailable to testify this Wednesday and Thursday due to their attendance at funerals.
Comer accused Kendall of sending a “dismissive” letter to the supervisory board members on December 10, requesting information regarding a commission allegation he claimed Kendall had no right to know.
Kendall and others in the Clinton camp have consistently argued that Bill Clinton never visited Epstein’s infamous private island, despite prior assertions from former staffers to the contrary.
A past IT contractor on the island, Steve Scully, claimed in the 2020 Netflix documentary “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich” that he saw Clinton at Little St. James in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Kendall pointed to disclosures from the oversight board suggesting his client was never there, but Comer countered that the released documents don’t “confirm that former President Clinton never went to Little St. James.”
“Nor will it excuse them from needing to testify about their relationships with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell,” he added.
Clinton representatives did not respond to requests for comments.
