"WASHINGTON -- Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton finalized an agreement with House Republicans Tuesday to testify in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein this month, bowing to the threat of a contempt of Congress vote against them. Hillary Clinton will testify before the House Oversight Committee on Feb. 26 and Bill Clinton will appear on Feb. 27. It will mark the first time that lawmakers have compelled a former president to testify."
"The arrangement comes after months of negotiating between the two sides as Republicans sought to make the Clintons a focal point in a House committee's investigation into Epstein, a convicted sex offender who killed himself in a New York jail cell in 2019. The Clintons resisted the subpoenas, but House Republicans - with support from a few Democrats - had advanced criminal contempt of Congress charges to a potential vote this week."
"Even as the Clintons bowed to that pressure, the negotiating between GOP lawmakers and attorneys for the Clintons was marked by distrust as they wrangled over the details of the deposition. The belligerence is likely to only grow as Republicans relish the opportunity to grill longtime political foes under oath. Clinton, like a number of other high-powered men, had a well-documented relationship with Epstein in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He has not been accused of wrongdoing in his interactions with the late financier."
Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed to testify in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, with Hillary scheduled for Feb. 26 and Bill for Feb. 27. The arrangements followed months of negotiations and a looming criminal contempt of Congress vote that could have led to fines or prison if convictions occurred. Negotiations were marked by distrust between GOP lawmakers and Clinton attorneys over deposition details as Republicans sought to grill longtime political foes. Bill Clinton had a documented relationship with Epstein in the late 1990s and early 2000s but has not been accused of wrongdoing. The Clintons criticized Comer for politicizing the probe and for delays in obtaining Justice Department case files.
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