A House of Representatives committee has issued subpoenas to several high-profile former officials — including former President Bill Clinton and ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — seeking testimony about the alleged crimes committed by convicted *** offender Jeffrey Epstein.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer announced on Aug. 5 that the subpoenas had been issued following a subcommittee vote on July 23. The Clintons are expected to participate in depositions by October to answer questions regarding their knowledge of Epstein’s extensive criminal activity.
In addition to the Clintons, Comer also subpoenaed former FBI Directors James Comey and Robert Mueller, as well as six former U.S. Attorneys General: Merrick Garland, William Barr, Jeff Sessions, Loretta Lynch, Eric Holder, and Alberto Gonzales. The committee is also seeking relevant records from the Department of Justice related to Epstein.
Bill Clinton’s long-scrutinized relationship with Epstein has drawn renewed interest. Following Epstein’s 2019 arrest on *** trafficking charges, Clinton’s spokesperson acknowledged the former president had flown on Epstein’s private jet four times and met with him at his Manhattan townhouse in 2002. The spokesperson insisted the interactions were professional and that Clinton had not spoken to Epstein in more than a decade.
A spokesperson for the Clintons did not immediately respond to a request for comment from PEOPLE on Tuesday.
Subsequent reporting has hinted that Clinton’s ties to Epstein may have been more extensive. The Wall Street Journal reported that Clinton allegedly wrote a letter to Epstein for his 50th birthday — included in the same commemorative book as an alleged risqué message from President Donald Trump, who supposedly remarked that the two men “have certain things in common.”
A New York Times article published Tuesday included a photo from Epstein’s lavish Manhattan residence showing Clinton and Epstein in a framed picture, appearing to smile warmly at each other.
The subpoenas come as scrutiny intensifies over Trump’s handling of Epstein-related government records — and his own long-standing, publicly documented friendship with the disgraced financier.
Months ago, Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed on television that Epstein’s alleged “client list” was on her desk. However, the Justice Department later said such a list did not exist and that there wasn’t sufficient evidence to prosecute additional individuals connected to Epstein’s vast *** trafficking network.
The DOJ has also questioned Epstein’s longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who reportedly named approximately 100 of Epstein’s associates during interviews. She has since been moved to a lower-security prison. Maxwell, currently seeking a pardon or commutation, has also received a congressional subpoena but says she will invoke her Fifth Amendment rights unless granted immunity.
Epstein died in a federal jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on *** trafficking charges. His death was ruled a suicide — a conclusion that has fueled public skepticism and controversy. At the time, Trump was president, and Barr served as attorney general.
