In mid-November 2025, social media users spread a claim that former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, his wife, had refused to appear for depositions in the House Oversight Committee's investigation of the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.
The rumor circulated on Facebook and Threads.
The Clintons did not immediately return a request to confirm or deny the allegation. Thus, we have not rated this claim.
There was no evidence the Clintons had outright "refused" to sit for depositions. In August, the House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the Clintons and scheduled their depositions for Oct. 9 and 12. The depositions did not occur, but the government also closed on Oct. 1 and did not reopen until Nov. 12 due to funding disputes between the two parties. The House Oversight Committee did not meet during October.
However, House Oversight Republicans have alleged that the Clintons are needlessly delaying their deposition dates.
House Democrats blamed the postponement of depositions on the government shutdown, according to the Miami Herald.
House Oversight Democrats did not immediately return a request to verify the Herald's reporting and provide any updated information.
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For example, the subpoenas pointed to a picture of Bill Clinton receiving a massage from one of Epstein's victims — an image Snopes verified as legitimate in 2024. Snopes frequently fact-checks Epstein-related rumors; for more on Epstein, see our collection of stories.