Former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton said they want their congressional testimony regarding ties to Jeffrey Epstein to be conducted in public, arguing that closed-door depositions would allow Republicans to politicize the investigation.
The couple had been ordered to give closed-door depositions before the House Oversight Committee, which is probing the deceased financier's connections to powerful figures and how information about his crimes was handled.
Hillary Clinton will appear for her deposition on Feb. 26, while Bill Clinton will appear on Feb. 27, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform said in a statement.
Democrats say the probe is being weaponized to attack political opponents of President Donald Trump, himself a longtime Epstein associate who has not been called to testify, rather than to conduct legitimate oversight.
House Republicans had previously threatened a contempt vote if the Democratic power couple did not show up to testify, which they have since agreed to do.
