After months of defiance and escalating pressure on Capitol Hill, Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to sit for depositions before the House Oversight Committee in its investigation into their past associations with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
According to the New York Post, the breakthrough was disclosed Monday during a House Rules Committee hearing, where Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-Va.) confirmed the couple had accepted terms laid out by Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.).
The agreement came just days before the House was expected to vote on holding the Clintons in contempt of Congress.
“I understand that the Clintons have agreed to appear for depositions and have agreed to the terms that you laid out in your most recent letter,” Walkinshaw said.
A spokesman for Bill Clinton publicly confirmed the development shortly afterward.
“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,” Angel Urena wrote on X.
“They look forward to setting a precedent that applies to everyone,” he added.
According to the New York Times, the Clintons said they would “appear for depositions on mutually agreeable dates” and requested that the House abandon a contempt vote scheduled for Wednesday.
The offer followed months of resistance. Both Clintons had previously ignored subpoenas issued by Comer on Aug. 5, 2025, skipping deadlines to provide sworn testimony.
That defiance prompted a rare bipartisan rebuke, with nine Democrats backing contempt proceedings against Bill Clinton and three supporting the same step against Hillary Clinton.
Comer, however, was unconvinced the standoff was fully resolved.
“The Clintons’ counsel has said they agree to terms, but those terms lack clarity yet again and they have provided no dates for their depositions,” Comer said in a statement.
“The only reason they have said they agree to terms is because the House has moved forward with contempt,” he added.
Earlier Monday, Comer rejected a proposal that would have limited Bill Clinton’s testimony and allowed Hillary Clinton to submit a sworn declaration instead of appearing in person.
He called the request for special treatment “an affront to the American people’s desire for transparency” and argued that a four-hour testimony window was insufficient.
The latest offer arrived while Comer was testifying before the Rules Committee, prompting a pause in proceedings. Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) later announced that consideration of the contempt measure would be delayed until at least Tuesday.
If prosecuted and convicted, the Clintons could face up to one year in jail and fines ranging from $100 to $1,000.
Bill Clinton has acknowledged a past friendship with Epstein and admits flying on his private jet multiple times. Still, he denies ever visiting Epstein’s private Caribbean island and has not been accused of wrongdoing.
