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House
Oversight
Committee
Democrats
released
photos
from
Jeffrey
Epstein's
estate
on
Friday
12/5/2025.
CBS
News'
Jake
Rosen
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Clintons
Agree to
Testify
Under
Oath in
Epstein
Probe,
Averting
Contempt
Vote
Ashley
Roberts
-
Capitol
Hill
Tell Us
USA News
Network
WASHINGTON
- Former
President
Bill
Clinton
and
former
Secretary
of State
Hillary
Clinton
have
agreed
to
testify
under
oath
before
the
House
Oversight
and
Government
Reform
Committee
as part
of its
investigation
into
convicted
sex
offender
Jeffrey
Epstein,
averting
— at
least
for now
— a
looming
showdown
over
contempt
of
Congress
charges.
The
Clintons’
decision
came
late
Monday,
just
days
before
the
House
was
expected
to vote
on
whether
to hold
them in
criminal
contempt
for
defying
subpoenas
seeking
closed-door
depositions
in the
Epstein
probe.
An aide
to the
Republican-led
Oversight
Committee
confirmed
that
both
Clintons
have now
agreed
to sit
for
sworn
testimony,
marking
a sharp
reversal
after
weeks of
resisting
the
panel’s
demands.
The
Oversight
Committee,
chaired
by Rep.
James
Comer,
R-Ky.,
has been
investigating
the
government’s
handling
of the
Epstein
case and
the
Clintons’
past
ties to
the
disgraced
financier.
The
panel
had
previously
voted
with
bipartisan
support
to
advance
contempt
resolutions
after
the
couple
declined
to
appear
for
scheduled
depositions,
arguing
the
subpoenas
were
invalid
and that
they had
already
provided
all
relevant
information
in sworn
statements.
The
House
Rules
Committee,
which
had
convened
to clear
the way
for a
floor
vote on
contempt,
delayed
action
Monday
night
after
word
that the
Clintons
would
comply
with
deposition
requests.
GOP
leaders
signaled
they
want
more
clarity
on the
terms of
the
testimony,
with
Comer
saying
the
Clintons’
lawyers
had yet
to
commit
to
specific
dates
and
accusing
them of
responding
only
under
pressure
of
potential
contempt.
In
public
statements
and
correspondence,
the
Clintons
and
their
representatives
have
characterized
the
investigation
as
partisan
and
insisted
they
have
“little
information”
to offer
beyond
what has
already
been
submitted
under
oath.
Spokesperson
Angel
Ureña
said the
couple
had
“negotiated
in good
faith”
and
argued
the
committee
had not,
adding
that the
former
president
and
former
secretary
of state
“look
forward
to
establishing
a
precedent
that
should
be
applicable
to all”
in how
such
testimony
is
handled.
The
timing
and
format
of the
Clintons’
appearances
—
including
whether
they
will
testify
in
person,
in
transcribed
depositions,
or some
combination
— remain
under
negotiation
between
their
legal
team and
committee
staff.
Committee
leaders
have
warned
that if
they
deem the
Clintons’
cooperation
insufficient,
they
could
still
move
ahead
with
contempt
proceedings,
leaving
open the
possibility
of a
renewed
clash
between
Congress
and two
of the
Democratic
Party’s
most
prominent
figures.
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