Hillary Clinton is pushing back against House Republicans by demanding her upcoming testimony in the Jeffrey Epstein probe be held in public, turning a closed-door deposition into a potential political spectacle.
“Let’s stop the games. If you want this fight, @RepJamesComer, let’s have it—in public,” Clinton wrote Thursday morning on X. “You love to talk about transparency. There’s nothing more transparent than a public hearing, cameras on. We will be there,” she added.
The former secretary of state and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee is scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee later this month as part of its investigation into ties between powerful political figures and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
House Oversight Chairman James Comer announced Tuesday that both Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, would appear after months of negotiations. Hillary Clinton is set to testify Feb. 26, with Bill Clinton following on Feb. 27.
Comer had planned closed-door depositions that would be transcribed and recorded. Clinton is now demanding that her testimony be given live and in full view of the public.
In a separate X post Thursday, Clinton said she and her husband had “engaged Republicans on the Oversight Committee in good faith” for six months and had already “told them what we know, under oath.” She accused the panel of shifting tactics, saying it “moved the goalposts and turned accountability into an exercise in distraction.”
So let’s stop the games.
If you want this fight, @RepJamesComer, let’s have it—in public.
You love to talk about transparency. There’s nothing more transparent than a public hearing, cameras on.
We will be there.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) February 5, 2026
The hearings will mark the first time a former president has testified before Congress after being subpoenaed.
President Donald Trump weighed in Wednesday, expressing discomfort with Congress targeting Bill Clinton, whom he described as a longtime acquaintance. “I think it’s a shame, to be honest. I always liked him,” Trump said during an Oval Office press conference. He also praised Hillary Clinton, calling her “a very capable woman” and “a smart woman.”
Comer, however, has signaled no retreat. In a statement Tuesday, he said, “Republicans and Democrats on the Oversight Committee have been clear: no one is above the law—and that includes the Clintons.”
A potential contempt vote against the Clintons had been looming in the GOP-led House before they agreed to testify. That vote has since been shelved.
Comer said the pair “completely caved and will appear for transcribed, filmed depositions this month,” adding that lawmakers look forward to questioning them “to deliver transparency and accountability for the American people and for survivors” of Epstein’s crimes.
Clinton spokesman Angel Ureña said Monday that the Clintons “negotiated in good faith” and “look forward to setting a precedent that applies to everyone” with their testimony.
The showdown now centers on whether the Oversight Committee sticks to its closed-door plan or bows to Hillary Clinton’s demand to take the Epstein questions public.
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