A House Democrat said he expects to hear testimony from the couple at some point over the next few weeks.
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed Monday to testify in a congressional investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a staffer’s post on X.
The announcement could prevent a planned vote later this week in the U.S. House of Representatives to hold the husband and wife in contempt over their original refusal to testify about their relationship with Epstein.
The Clintons previously called the investigation by the House Oversight Committee a partisan exercise to protect President Donald Trump.
The former Democrat president’s deputy chief of staff, Angel Ureña, said on X the Clintons look forward to appearing for their testimony.
“They negotiated in good faith. You did not. They told you under oath what they know, but you don’t care. But the former President and former Secretary of State will be there. They look forward to setting a precedent that applies to everyone,” Ureña said in his social media post.
Bill Clinton, after leaving office, was documented to have flown on Epstein’s private plane multiple times. The former president has maintained that he knew nothing of the late sex offender’s criminal activity.
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, told The Epoch Times other Democrats and he have been encouraging Bill Clinton to testify since the start of the Epstein investigation.
“We, from day one, said we want to talk to President Clinton,” Garcia said. “I am glad that this is resolved. … Let’s hear from President Clinton. Anyone that has information or that knew Jeffrey Epstein or spent time with Jeffrey Epstein, we want to talk to and we have questions for.”
The Clintons had proposed in a legal letter over the weekend to Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the oversight committee, their terms for participating in the Epstein investigation, including a four-hour time limit on the former president’s testimony.
Garcia said Democrats believed the Clinton proposal was an appropriate plan, but Comer outright rejected it earlier Monday in a letter posted on X.
“After defying lawful subpoenas, Bill and Hillary Clinton are trying to dodge contempt by requesting special treatment. The Clintons are not above the law,” the House Oversight Committee said.
Garcia said Bill and Hillary Clinton have now accepted every single term Comer has requested.
By Troy Myers
