Bill Clinton deposition: Former president set to testify in Epstein probe: live updates

Former President Bill Clinton is set to testify to the House Oversight Committee in a deposition as part of a congressional investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 

Clinton's testimony on Friday will mark the first time that a former president has been forced to testify before Congress.

The closed-door meeting is expected to take place at 11 a.m. ET at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in Westchester County, New York. 

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Democrats and Republicans are expected to question Clinton about his alleged ties to Epstein. The former president's deposition comes a day after his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, appeared before the panel for her own lengthy deposition in the Epstein probe.

FILE-Former President Bill Clinton speaks onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2024 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 04, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for The New York Times)

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The Clintons agreed to testify after their offers of sworn statements were rebuffed by the Oversight panel and its chairman, Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., threatened criminal contempt of Congress charges against them.

Hillary Clinton deposition on Epstein

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On Thursday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told members of Congress that she had no knowledge of Epstein’s or Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes.

"I had no idea about their criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein," Hillary Clinton said in an opening statement she shared on social media. The closed-door deposition concluded after over six hours of questioning Thursday.

FILE-Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to the press after testifying in a closed-door deposition with the House Oversight Committee at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center on February 26, 2026 in Chappaqua, New York. (Photo by Dav

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At the conclusion of the hearing, Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said that Hillary Clinton had answered every question posed to her.

Clinton also told reporters as she exited that she answered the same question again and again from lawmakers about whether she knew Epstein at all.

FILE-Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton departs following a closed-door deposition at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in Chappaqua, New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (Photographer: Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"I don’t know how many times I had to say I did not know Jeffrey Epstein," Hillary said.

She also told reporters that her husband had ended his relationship with Epstein before Epstein’s sexual abuse came to light in 2008.

During her testimony, the former Secretary of State repeated demands that reporters be allowed into her deposition after Benny Johnson, a right-wing YouTuber, posted a photo of Clinton during the deposition online. 

Johnson said the photo was provided by Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert. When asked by reporters why she shared the image of Clinton, Boebert responded, "Why not?"