Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are scheduled to give sworn testimony early next week to the U.S. House Oversight Committee as part of a GOP-led investigation into the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, ending a months-long standoff between the former first couple and congressional Republicans.
The depositions will be held in the Clintons’ hometown of Chappaqua, New York, according to a spokesperson cited in an NBC News report.
Hillary Clinton appears on Feb. 26 and Bill Clinton is scheduled to appear on Feb. 27, marking the first time a former U.S. president is compelled to testify under subpoena in such an inquiry.
The sessions come after a contentious negotiation between the Clintons’ attorneys and House Republicans, led by Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., who pushed for in-person, recorded depositions rather than written testimony or declarations.
Hillary Clinton said the couple should testify publicly as part of the probe instead of closed-door depositions. Comer did not approve that request.
The couple had previously resisted sitting for testimony earlier this month, leading to scheduled subpoenas and the threat of criminal contempt of Congress proceedings. The threat of contempt eased after the Clintons agreed to appear for the private depositions.
