Key Developments

• In early August, the House Oversight Committee subpoenaed former President Bill Clinton for a deposition on October 14, 2025, concerning his ties to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
• The letter cites four flights on Epstein’s private jet, a photo of Clinton receiving a massage from a victim, and claims he pressured Vanity Fair not to run sex-trafficking stories.
• With the federal government shut down, insiders warn that this could stall the deposition’s execution.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform voted unanimously on July 23, 2025, to authorize the subpoena compelling Clinton’s testimony. The accompanying cover letter from Chairman James Comer makes clear that Clinton’s deposition is part of a broader inquiry into the Epstein-Maxwell network and the federal government’s past handling of sex-trafficking prosecutions.

The Committee’s letter explicitly references:

• Clinton’s 2002–2003 travel on Epstein’s private aircraft, as confirmed by his own admissions and flight logs.
• Photographs and eyewitness accounts of Clinton receiving a “massage” from one of Epstein’s known victims.
• Allegations that Clinton pressured Vanity Fair in 2004 to suppress coverage of Epstein’s criminal behavior.
• Conflicting reports regarding whether Clinton ever visited Epstein’s island and his continued association with Ghislaine Maxwell, including a private 2014 dinner — three years after public allegations of her complicity surfaced.

According to the Committee, the inquiry seeks to uncover whether Clinton possesses first-hand knowledge of Epstein’s operations or used his political influence to shield Epstein from scrutiny during prior investigations.

The cover letter draws a direct line between Clinton’s conduct and the government’s 2008 non-prosecution agreement that effectively protected Epstein and his co-conspirators from federal charges.

It also cites House Rule X and Rule XI, invoking Congress’s constitutional power to compel testimony “by subpoena or otherwise” in matters of oversight and national importance.

Complicating the matter, the October 14 deposition date now falls within a period of partial government shutdown. The shutdown could postpone Clinton’s deposition.

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