BREAKING: Bill and Hillary Clinton agree to testify before House on Epstein

Angel Urena, a spokesperson for Bill Clinton, wrote in response to a post from the House Oversight Committee, "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."

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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer wrote in a letter earlier in the day, rejecting proposals issued by attorneys for the Clintons. Comer said in a statement Monday night that while Clinton’s attorneys had said that they agreed to the terms, "those terms lack clarity yet again and they have provided no dates for their depositions," per NBC News. He added, "The only reason they have said they agree to terms is because the House has moved forward with contempt. I will clarify the terms they are agreeing to and then discuss next steps with my committee members."

A vote was expected to come this week regarding holding the Clintons in contempt, coming after the Oversight Committee had voted to advance the contempt resolutions to the House floor and the Rules Committee met on Monday to approve the resolutions. The Clintons had been subpoenaed by the committee back in August alongside several other top officials, with the committee requesting testimony “related to the horrific crimes perpetrated by Jeffrey Epstein."

Bill Clinton has been seen in numerous photos that were part of the Epstein Files released by the Justice Department. A spokesperson for the former president claimed that he had flown on Epstein’s plane for Clinton Foundation trips in the early 2000s, prior to Epstein being charged with sex crimes. Hillary Clinton’s spokesperson, Nick Merrill, said in December, “Since this started, we’ve been asking what the hell Hillary Clinton has to do with this, and [Comer] hasn’t been able to come up with an answer.”

The Clintons had previously refused to testify, writing in a letter, "Every person has to decide when they have seen or had enough and are ready to fight for this country, its principles and its people, no matter the consequences. For us, now is that time." They later added, "Despite everything that needs to be done to help our country, you are on the cusp of bringing Congress to a halt to pursue a rarely used process literally designed to result in our imprisonment. This is not the way out of America’s ills, and we will forcefully defend ourselves."