Congress subpoenas Bill and Hillary Clinton in Epstein case

Wednesday 06 August 2025 - 08:00

A Republican-led congressional oversight committee announced on Tuesday that it has issued subpoenas to former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as part of its investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein case.

The subpoenas come amid growing pressure on former President Donald Trump, who has faced criticism—even among his supporters—for a perceived lack of transparency on the case involving Epstein, the financier who died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex crimes.

Committee chair James Comer stated that Bill Clinton is scheduled to testify on October 14 and Hillary Clinton on October 9, regarding their alleged links to Epstein. According to Comer, Bill Clinton had flown on Epstein’s private jet four times in 2002 and 2003. Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, was said to have had close ties with both Epstein and his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking.

Six former U.S. attorneys general and two ex-FBI directors have also been summoned for hearings between mid-August and mid-October regarding the original investigation into Epstein.

It remains unclear whether the Clintons will comply with the subpoenas, which are highly unusual in U.S. politics.

James Comey, the former FBI director under Obama and Trump, is also among those subpoenaed. He has long been a target of Trump, who blames him for the Russia investigation related to the 2016 election.

Epstein’s death—officially ruled a suicide—has sparked numerous conspiracy theories suggesting he was killed to protect powerful figures involved in the scandal.

Recently, Trump has faced backlash for failing to release new documents related to the case, despite promises during his campaign. The Justice Department has stated there is no new information that warrants further disclosure.

In late July, Trump’s former personal attorney Todd Blanche, now Deputy Attorney General, reportedly met with Ghislaine Maxwell in Florida for a day-and-a-half-long interrogation. Soon after, she was transferred to a lower-security prison in Texas—a move criticized by Democrats as preferential treatment.

The hearing with Maxwell, originally set for August 11, has now been postponed indefinitely.

Trump has called on his supporters to drop the Epstein issue and has attempted to shift public attention by accusing former President Barack Obama of orchestrating the Russia election interference narrative.

While Trump once had close ties to Epstein during the 1990s and early 2000s, he now claims their falling-out was due to Epstein’s behavior toward staff at his Mar-a-Lago resort.

A letter allegedly written by Trump to Epstein in 2003 also surfaced recently in the Wall Street Journal, but Trump denies its authenticity and is suing the newspaper for defamation, seeking billions in damages.