Bill and Hillary Clinton agree to testify in House Epstein investigation

Decision to give testimony comes days before House was expected to vote to hold pair in contempt of Congress

Bill and Hillary Clinton are trying to reach a deal to testify before Congress (LM Otero/AP)

Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed on Monday to testify in a House investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, days before the chamber was expected to vote to hold them in contempt of Congress.

The concession follows a tense back-and-forth between the Clintons and the Republican James Comer, chair of the House oversight committee, who on Monday said that he would insist both Clintons sit for a sworn deposition before the committee in order to fulfill the panel’s subpoenas.