Committee summons the Clintons and multiple ex-senior Department of Justice officials to deliver testimonies regarding Jeffrey Epstein's case
Headline: House Oversight Committee Issues Subpoenas in Jeffrey Epstein Case, Seeking Testimony from High-Profile Figures
As the investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein case continues, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, led by Chairman James Comer, has issued deposition subpoenas to several prominent figures, including former President Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and various former U.S. Attorneys General and FBI directors [1]. This action follows a bipartisan approval on July 23, 2025, by the Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee, which authorized these subpoenas by voice vote.
The subpoenas demand testimony related to Epstein's crimes and also request records from the Department of Justice regarding the case. Amendments have been made to protect victim identities and sensitive materials, while also calling for communications related to Epstein between current and former administration officials to be released [1].
In addition to the ongoing congressional investigation, related legislative efforts are underway. The "Epstein Files Transparency Act" (H.R. 4405) has been introduced, aiming to mandate the Attorney General to make all unclassified DOJ and FBI records on Epstein publicly available in a searchable and downloadable format [4].
President Clinton has admitted to flying on Epstein's private plane four separate times in 2002 and 2003. However, there are conflicting reports about whether he ever visited Epstein's island [2]. President Clinton's spokesperson, Angel Urena, stated in 2019 that Clinton "knows nothing about the terrible crimes" Epstein was charged with [7]. President Clinton has also denied ever going to Epstein's private island.
President Donald Trump directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony in the Epstein and Maxwell cases last month [3]. The Justice Department has faced backlash after announcing that no other people were expected to be charged and no further information about the Epstein case would be released [5].
Attorney General Merrick Garland is weighing Bondi's subsequent request to unseal the testimony, while lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell have urged the judge not to unseal the transcripts, citing Maxwell's pending appeal of her conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court [6].
The letters to the former attorneys general and FBI directors want to question them about decisions made in the Epstein case over the years, including his 2008 non-prosecution agreement and the Justice Department's challenges to related victims' civil suits [1]. Former U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, who signed off on the original deal, is not included in the current batch of recipients of subpoenas. Acosta resigned his Cabinet post days after Epstein was charged again in 2019 [8].
NBC News has not independently verified a 50th birthday letter allegedly sent by Trump to Epstein in 2003. Trump has denied sending such a letter [9]. The filing from the administration states that the bulk of the information is already known, with the exception of the identities of certain victims and witnesses [10].
References: [1] https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/oversight-committee-issues-deposition-subpoenas-in-jeffrey-epstein-case [2] https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/09/politics/bill-clinton-flights-on-epstein-plane/index.html [3] https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-orders-justice-department-to-release-epstein-documents-11631123119 [4] https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4405 [5] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/us/politics/jeffrey-epstein-documents-trump.html [6] https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/maxwells-lawyers-urge-judge-not-unseal-transcripts-2021-06-24/ [7] https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/bill-clinton-flew-jeffrey-epstein-s-plane-dozen-times-records-n1036676 [8] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/08/us/politics/alex-acosta-epstein-resigns.html [9] https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/09/politics/trump-denies-sending-birthday-letter-to-epstein/index.html [10] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/us/politics/trump-epstein-documents.html
In the continuation of the Jeffrey Epstein case, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has issued subpoenas to high-profile figures, not only demanding testimony about Epstein's crimes but also seeking records from the Department of Justice [1]. These subpoenas, issued by Chairman James Comer, extend to sectors beyond politics, reaching into general-news areas, such as crime-and-justice, encompassing former U.S. Attorneys General, FBI directors, and even former President Bill Clinton [1].
