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Bill Clinton will testify about Epstein before a House committee
Summary
Bill Clinton is scheduled to give a closed‑door deposition to a House oversight committee about matters related to Jeffrey Epstein. Records released in recent years show correspondence between Kenneth Starr and Epstein and Starr did not testify before Congress.
Content
Bill Clinton is due to give a closed‑door deposition to the Republican‑led House Oversight Committee about matters related to Jeffrey Epstein. The session will be held at his Chappaqua, N.Y., home and follows related committee questioning of Hillary Clinton. The wider public discussion intensified after files were released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Newly released records include correspondence that has drawn attention to past contacts between other public figures and Epstein.
Key facts:
- Bill Clinton is scheduled to give a closed‑door deposition to the House Oversight Committee on questions tied to Jeffrey Epstein.
- The deposition will be taken at Clinton's Chappaqua residence and comes after the committee questioned Hillary Clinton on related matters.
- Clinton's representatives say he flew on Epstein's private plane four times, and Clinton has denied wrongdoing or knowledge of Epstein's criminal behaviour and has said he had no contact after 2005.
- Released records show correspondence between independent counsel Kenneth Starr and Jeffrey Epstein through 2018; Starr did not testify before Congress and later died after surgery complications.
Summary:
The committee has scheduled a closed‑door deposition of Bill Clinton regarding Epstein‑related investigations and prosecutions. Released records have also highlighted past contacts between Epstein and other figures; the broader implications and next official steps are undetermined at this time.
