Former president Bill Clinton Hillary Clinton agree to testify in Jeffrey Epstein investigation

In two of the nation's most recognizable political figures, Bill and Hillary Clinton will sit for in-person depositions in Congress' Jeffrey Epstein investigation. ABC's Sophie Flay has more. Just days before Congress was set to potentially hold them in contempt, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have agreed to give depositions as part of a House committee's investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. For months, the Clintons held their ground against Republican Chairman James Comer's subpoenas, dismissing his demands for in-person depositions as legally toothless and invalid, and slamming the investigation as a political hit job. This appeared to be a high-stakes game of chicken, where both sides were standing off to see who would flinch first. But after some Democrats said they would join Republicans in recommending contempt charges, the Clintons have now agreed to testify. Neither Bill nor Hillary Clinton has been accused of wrongdoing, and they both deny having any knowledge of Epstein's crimes. House Republicans cannot be taken seriously on this issue. There have been ongoing discussions by the Clintons and their lawyers to testify that have been repeatedly, apparently rejected by House Republicans on the oversight committee because they don't want a serious interview. They want a charade. They proposed alternatives to in-person testimony, recently offering to sit for a four-hour transcribed interview. But Chairman Comer balking at that offer, claiming the former president would try to run out the clock by giving unnecessarily long answers. Comer saying the former president has an established record of being a loquacious individual. And overnight, Comer appearing skeptical that the depositions will actually happen, saying 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. The House committee says it needs more clarity on what the Clintons are offering. Any depositions will almost certainly take place behind closed doors. Sophie Flay, ABC News, New York.