STORY: :: The Clintons condemn Epstein and deny any knowledge of or involvement in his criminal activities

:: Chappaqua, New York/Released March 2, 2026

:: Bill Clinton, Former U.S. President

"The girls and women whose lives Jeffrey Epstein destroyed deserve not just justice, but healing. And they've been waiting too long for both. Through my brief acquaintance with Jeffrey Epstein, though it ended years before his crimes came to light, and though I never witnessed during our limited interactions any indication of what was going on, I'm here to offer what little I know so I can do my part to prevent something like this from happening again."

:: Hillary Clinton, Former presidential candidate

"As we all know, however, too often congressional investigations are partisan political theater, which is an abdication of duty and an insult to the American people.  This committee justified its subpoena to me based on its assumption that I have information regarding the investigations into the criminal activities of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Let me be as clear as I can: I do not. As I stated in my sworn declaration on January 13th, I had no idea about their criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew on his plane or visited his island, homes or offices. I have nothing to add to that.

Bill Clinton's closed-door appearance before the House of Representatives Oversight Committee marked the first time a current or former president has been compelled to testify before Congress.

Democrats on the panel said President Donald Trump should be subpoenaed as well, but the committee's Republican chairman, James Comer said that was not going to happen.

Both men socialized with Epstein before his 2008 conviction of soliciting prostitution from a minor. Both have repeatedly said they did not see any evidence of sex trafficking, and neither have been accused by authorities of criminal activity related to the late financier, who entertained a long list of business and financial leaders at his lavish residences in New York, Florida and the Caribbean.

During the closed-door deposition in Chappaqua, New York, Hillary Clinton said the committee "held zero public hearings" on the matter and  "made little effort to call the people who show up most prominently in the Epstein files."

Hillary and her husband, Democratic former President Bill Clinton, initially refused to testify before the committee, but relented when lawmakers moved to hold them in contempt of Congress.

Bill Clinton testified to the committee on Friday (February 27).