Bill and Hillary Clinton contempt threat might start the clock ticking on Trump

Published February 4, 2026 5:42pm ET



House Republicans successfully compelled former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to testify before Congress, but the move could backfire by setting a precedent for Democrats to summon their own political target: President Donald Trump.

The Clintons are set to testify in late February before the House oversight committee as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted and since-deceased sex offender whose records have been the subject of scrutiny on Capitol Hill for months. 

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