英语新闻丨克林顿夫妇同意就爱泼斯坦调查在众议院委员会作证

Former US president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify before the Republican-led House Oversight and Government Reform Committee over an investigation into late financier Jeffrey Epstein, a spokesperson announced Monday.

美国前总统比尔·克林顿和前国务卿希拉里·克林顿已同意就已故金融家杰弗里·爱泼斯坦相关调查，出席由共和党主导的美国众议院监督与政府改革委员会作证。一名发言人于周一宣布了这一消息。

"The former president and former secretary of state will be there," said Angel Urena, a spokesperson for Bill Clinton, in response to a post by the committee on the social platform X. "They look forward to setting a precedent that applies to everyone."

比尔·克林顿的发言人安赫尔·乌雷尼亚在回应该委员会于社交平台X上发布的帖文时表示：“前总统和前国务卿都会出席。他们期待树立一个适用于所有人的先例。”

The committee, in its post, accused the Clintons of "defying lawful subpoenas" and "trying to dodge contempt by requesting special treatment."

该委员会在帖文中指责克林顿夫妇“无视合法传票”，并称其“试图通过要求特殊待遇来规避藐视国会的指控”。

According to a New York Times report, in an email sent Monday evening to committee chair James Comer, attorneys for the Clintons said their clients would "appear for depositions on mutually agreeable dates," urging the House not to proceed with a contempt vote scheduled for Wednesday.

据《纽约时报》报道，克林顿夫妇的律师在周一晚间致函委员会主席詹姆斯·科默，表示其当事人将“在双方均可接受的日期出席作证”，并敦促众议院不要推进原定于周三举行的藐视国会投票。

The report said the development signaled that the Clintons were "capitulating to the demands of its Republican chairman" just days before the House was expected to vote on holding them in criminal contempt of Congress.

报道称，这一进展表明，就在众议院预计将对是否以刑事藐视国会罪名追究责任进行表决的前几天，克林顿夫妇“向共和党籍委员会主席的要求作出了让步”。

In a public letter to Comer dated Jan 13, the Clintons said they would not comply with a congressional subpoena requiring their testimony, calling it "legally invalid." They also said they had already provided the committee with all information in their possession related to the Epstein case.

在一封日期为1月13日、致科默的公开信中，克林顿夫妇表示，他们不会遵从要求其作证的国会传票，并称该传票“在法律上无效”。他们还表示，已向委员会提供了其掌握的所有与爱泼斯坦案件相关的信息。

On Jan 21, the committee voted to advance a motion to hold the Clintons in contempt of Congress and referred it to the full House for a vote.

1月21日，该委员会表决通过推进一项认定克林顿夫妇藐视国会的动议，并将其提交众议院全体进行表决。

Epstein maintained close ties with numerous prominent figures in US political and business circles. He died in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. His death was ruled a suicide.

爱泼斯坦曾与美国政界和商界的多名知名人士保持密切关系。他于2019年在等待联邦性贩运指控审判期间死亡，其死亡被裁定为自杀。

On Dec 19, 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) began publishing documents related to Epstein on its website. The initial batch included multiple references to the former Democratic president, prompting accusations that the DOJ was selectively releasing materials.

2025年12月19日，美国司法部开始在其官网发布与爱泼斯坦相关的文件。首批公布的材料中多次提及这位前民主党籍总统，引发外界对司法部“选择性披露材料”的指责。

Some US media outlets interpreted the move as an effort to shield prominent figures associated with President Donald Trump's Republican camp.

部分美国媒体将此举解读为试图保护与总统唐纳德·特朗普所属共和党阵营有关的知名人士。

subpoena/səˈpiːnə/

传票

sex-trafficking charges/seks ˈtræfɪkɪŋ ˈtʃɑːrdʒɪz/

性贩运指控

criminal contempt/ˈkrɪmɪnəl kənˈtempt/

刑事藐视

legally invalid/ˈliːɡəli ɪnˈvælɪd/

在法律上无效的