众议院监督委员会正在调查比尔·克林顿和希拉里·克林顿对杰弗里·爱泼斯坦及其同伙吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦尔了解多少
作者：格雷格·韦纳（Greg Wehner）、伊丽莎白·埃尔金德（Elizabeth Elkind） | 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年2月2日 美国东部时间晚上7:16
前总统比尔·克林顿和前国务卿希拉里·克林顿已同意在众议院监督委员会对杰弗里·爱泼斯坦的调查中作证，此前议员们倾向于以刑事藐视国会罪传讯他们。
该委员会在X平台（原推特）上发布消息称，克林顿夫妇”试图通过要求特殊待遇来逃避藐视国会的指控”，并补充说”克林顿夫妇并非法外之人”。
比尔·克林顿的副幕僚长安赫尔·乌雷尼亚（Angel Ureña）在X平台上证实，克林顿夫妇都将出席该小组委员会的听证会。
“他们是出于善意进行谈判的。而你们没有，”乌雷尼亚写道。”但前总统和前国务卿将会到场，并期待树立一个适用于所有人的先例。”
[克林顿发言人在藐视国会投票临近时抨击科默的爱泼斯坦调查]
前总统比尔·克林顿和前国务卿希拉里·克林顿将在众议院监督委员会对杰弗里·爱泼斯坦的调查中作证。（Win McNamee/Getty Images）
该委员会正在调查克林顿夫妇可能对爱泼斯坦及其同伙吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦尔了解多少，包括审查希拉里·克林顿在担任国务卿期间监督美国打击国际性交易的作用。
一位知情人士向福克斯新闻数字版提供了克林顿夫妇律师致众议院监督委员会的电子邮件文本，确认他们将按照肯塔基州共和党人、主席詹姆斯·科默（James Comer）设定的条件作证。
[民主党人回避问题，众议院共和党人准备对克林顿夫妇投藐视国会票]
前国务卿希拉里·克林顿及其丈夫、美国前总统比尔·克林顿。（Justin Sullivan/Getty Images）
文本内容显示：”请注意，并请告知主席，我的当事人接受您信函中的条款，并将在双方同意的日期出席作证。按照委员会的惯例，请确认众议院不会继续推进藐视国会程序，正如主席今天上午在其信函中所声明的那样。”
[克林顿发言人在藐视国会投票临近时抨击科默的爱泼斯坦调查]
排名成员罗伯特·加西亚（Robert Garcia）表示，这一消息相当于全面遵守了委员会的要求。
“我的意思是，他们向我们和共和党人确认，他们接受了詹姆斯·科默提出的每一项条款，并且愿意前来作证，”加西亚说。
然而，科默对这一说法提出异议，他告诉福克斯新闻数字版，这项协议缺乏具体细节。
众议院监督委员会主席詹姆斯·科默（R-Ky.）于2025年7月24日在华盛顿特区雷伯恩众议院办公楼向媒体发表讲话。（Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images）
“克林顿夫妇的律师称他们同意条款，但这些条款再次缺乏明确性，而且他们没有提供任何作证日期，”科默说。”他们说同意条款的唯一原因是众议院已经推进了藐视国会的程序。我将明确他们同意的条款，然后与我的委员会成员讨论下一步行动。”
克林顿夫妇态度的转变导致众议院在周一晚上暂时暂停了对传讯他们藐视国会的程序。
众议院规则委员会是大多数法案在全院投票前的最后一道关卡，原本准备推进藐视国会的决议，但周一晚间突然改变了方向。目前尚不清楚推迟的程序何时会继续，或者是否会继续。
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委员会中的民主党人指出，科默并未推动对未出庭的其他人采取藐视国会的行动，也没有对司法部未能在国会去年年底同意的最后期限前交出所有关于爱泼斯坦的文件提出任何威胁。司法部到目前为止只交出了预期文件的一小部分。
格雷格·韦纳是福克斯新闻数字版的突发新闻记者。
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Clintons agree to testify after House threatens contempt in Jeffrey Epstein probe
House Oversight Committee examining what Bill and Hillary Clinton knew about Jeffrey Epstein and associate Ghislaine Maxwell
By Greg Wehner, Elizabeth Elkind
Fox News
Published February 2, 2026 7:16pm EST
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify in the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation after lawmakers moved toward holding them in criminal contempt of Congress.
The committee said in a post on X that the Clintons were “trying to dodge contempt by requesting special treatment,” adding that “The Clintons are not above the law.”
Angel Ureña, deputy chief of staff to Bill Clinton, confirmed in a post on X that both Clintons will appear before the panel.
“They negotiated in good faith. You did not,” Ureña wrote. “But the former president and former Secretary of State will be there and look forward to setting a precedent that applies to everyone.”
[CLINTON SPOKESMAN LASHES OUT AT COMER OVER EPSTEIN PROBE AS CONTEMPT VOTE NEARS]
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify in the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation.(Win McNamee/Getty Images)
The committee is examining what the Clintons may have known about Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, including scrutiny of Hillary Clinton’s role overseeing U.S. efforts to combat international sex trafficking while serving as Secretary of State.
A source familiar sent Fox News Digital text of the email the Clintons’ attorneys sent to the House Oversight Committee confirming they would testify on terms set by Chairman James Comer, R-Ky.
[DEMOCRATS DODGE QUESTIONS AS HOUSE GOP PREPARES CONTEMPT VOTES AGAINST THE CLINTONS]
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her husband, former U.S. President Bill Clinton.(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
“Please be advised, and please advise the Chairman, that my clients accept the terms of your letter and will appear for depositions on mutually agreeable dates,” the text read. “As has been the Committee’s practice, please confirm the House will not move forward with contempt proceedings, as the Chairman stated in his letter this morning.”
[CLINTON SPOKESMAN LASHES OUT AT COMER OVER EPSTEIN PROBE AS CONTEMPT VOTE NEARS]
Ranking member Robert Garcia said the message amounted to full compliance with the committee’s demands.
“I mean, they sent us and the Republicans affirmation that they’ve accepted every single term that James Comer has asked for, and that they’re willing to come in and testify,” Garcia said.
Comer, however, disputed that characterization, telling Fox News Digital the agreement lacked specificity.
House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., speaks to the media in the Rayburn House Office Building on July 24, 2025, in Washington, DC.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
“The Clintons’ counsel has said they agree to terms, but those terms lack clarity yet again, and they have provided no dates for their depositions,” Comer said. “The only reason they have said they agree to terms is because the House has moved forward with contempt. I will clarify the terms they are agreeing to and then discuss next steps with my committee members.”
The Clintons’ change of heart led the House to temporarily pause proceedings on holding them in contempt on Monday night.
The House Rules Committee, the final gatekeeper before most legislation gets a chamber-wide vote, had been preparing to advance the contempt resolutions but abruptly changed course late Monday. It’s not clear when the postponed effort will continue, or if it will.
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Democrats on the committee have pointed out that Comer has not pushed to hold others who did not appear in contempt, nor has he made any threats against the DOJ for failing to produce all of its documents on Epstein by a deadline agreed to by Congress late last year. The department has produced a fraction of the documents expected so far.
Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
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