GOP committee subpoenas Bill and Hillary Clinton over Jeffrey Epstein ties

Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News on Aug 5, 2025

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A Republican-led congressional committee on Tuesday issued subpoenas for Bill and Hillary Clinton over their alleged ties to notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, along with several other officials including former Attorneys General Merrick Garland and William Barr.

The House Oversight Committee demanded that the former president, first lady and eight other former officials submit to depositions about any knowledge or involvement in Epstein’s yearslong sex crime spree involving young women and girls.

Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., also signed an order requiring that President Donald Trump’s Justice Department hand over files in the sex-trafficking case.

“It is imperative that Congress conduct oversight of the federal government’s enforcement of sex-trafficking laws generally and specifically its handling of the investigation and prosecution of Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell,” Comer wrote, referring to imprisoned Epstein enabler Ghislaine Maxwell.

The flurry of subpoenas comes after some Republicans joined Democrats in voting to demand action to bare the Epstein files amid reports they included politically damaging references to Trump or his allies.

Trump has denied prior knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and claims he cut off their relationship long ago because his one-time Palm Beach, Fla., neighbor was a “creep” who “stole” his Mar-a-Lago employees.

Trump has repeatedly tried to move past the Epstein matter in recent weeks, suggesting to some that he may have something to hide. But lawmakers from both parties, as well as many in the Republican president’s MAGA political base, have refused to let it go.

Bill Clinton was among a number of high-profile friends of Epstein before a Florida criminal investigation against the wealthy financier became public two decades ago. Clinton has never been accused of wrongdoing by any of the women who say Epstein abused them.

But Trump has claimed Clinton visited Epstein’s private island in the Virgin Islands “28 times,” without providing any evidence.

Former presidents have never agreed to sit for congressional depositions, so it’s likely there will be some compromise reached.

The committee is also demanding interviews under oath from former attorneys general spanning the last four presidential administrations: Garland, Barr, Jeff Sessions, Loretta Lynch, Eric Holder and Alberto Gonzales. Lawmakers also subpoenaed former FBI Directors James Comey and Robert Mueller.

Democrats cheered the move to subpoena the Justice Department for its files on Epstein.

“Today was an important step forward in our fight for transparency regarding the Epstein files and our dedication to seeking justice for the victims,” said Rep. Robert Garcia of California, the top Democrat on the committee.

The subpoenas give the Justice Department until Aug. 19 to hand over the requested records, though such requests are typically open to negotiation and can be resisted by the Trump administration.

The committee had previously issued a subpoena for an interview with Maxwell, who sat down late last month for meetings with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche regarding dozens of people allegedly connected to Epstein.

The pair spoke over a period of two days, during which Maxwell indicated she would testify before Congress if granted full immunity from future prosecution, among other conditions including a presidential pardon.

Maxwell had been serving a prison sentence in Florida for luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by Epstein, but was transferred last week to a cushier facility in Texas.

The White House has said it may soon release a tape or transcript of the highly unusual jailhouse interview Maxwell had with Blanche.

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