Top GOP chair issues stark warning to Clintons if they defy deposition subpoenas in Epstein investigation

Comer first ordered the Clintons in August to appear before the committee for an in-person deposition. However, the Clintons' attorney, David Kendall, said Nov. 3 his clients could instead provide written answers because it is "the most efficient and equitable way to proceed."

But Comer said such an arrangement was unacceptable. 

In Kendall's previous letter, he told Comer the Clintons had little to provide the committee. So, an in-person testimony was unnecessary. 

"The public's demand for transparency from its government about their criminality is both understandable and warranted," Kendall said in a letter on Nov. 3. 

However, Comer pushed back on that assertion and said Friday that future delays would amount to defying a lawful subpoena. Comer said Bill Clinton's deposition is scheduled for Dec. 17, and Hillary Clinton's is scheduled for Dec. 18.

Although Bill Clinton admitted he traveled on a jet with Epstein, he has said he has never visited Epstein's island and wrote in his 2024 memoir "Citizen" that he wished he'd never even met Epstein. The former president also does not face any accusations of wrongdoing with respect to his relationship with Epstein.

The Clinton Foundation did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. 

Bill Clinton is also mentioned in some of the new, unearthed documents. For example, Epstein said in a 2015 email that Bill Clinton "NEVER EVER" visited his so-called Epstein island. 

Fox News' Emma Colton contributed to this report.