The Clinton–Epstein Legacy

Bill and Hillary Clinton
During the committee’s months-long quest, the Clintons received conflicting advice from their Capitol Hill allies about whether to appear before the committee or risk the contempt charge. Photo: Melina Mara/Pool/Getty Images
Leigh Ann Caldwell
February 25, 2026

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Over the next two days, as many as two dozen members of Congress are expected to descend on Chappaqua to hear Bill and Hillary Clinton’s testimony about Jeffrey Epstein in a closed-door deposition. The former president, in particular, has long been a useful foil for Republicans seeking to lay the Epstein mess at Democrats’ feet—especially now, given Trump’s own extensive appearances in the D.O.J.’s files. Naturally, the party has seized the opportunity to revive its decades-long effort—Whitewater, the Lewinsky impeachment, Benghazi, Clinton Foundation conspiracy theories, etcetera—to damage the now-fading royal couple.