Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to face the House Oversight Committee in New York Thursday after months of back-and-forth between her and the committee over testimony terms.

Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, initially said they would testify in a public hearing, but committee chair James Comer, R-Ky., said the committee's practice is to do interviews behind closed doors first, then hold hearings.

The House of Representatives was close to holding a bipartisan vote to hold them in contempt for ignoring a subpoena when the Clintons relented and agreed to be questioned in private.

Bill Clinton's deposition is scheduled for Friday. Neither Clinton has been accused of any crimes, and both have called for the full release of the Epstein files.

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