Overview
- Bill and Hillary Clinton told House Oversight staff they will sit for in-person depositions on mutually agreeable dates, with scheduling and format still unresolved.
- The House Rules Committee paused action on criminal contempt resolutions after the agreement, though leaders said contempt could still proceed if terms are not finalized.
- Speaker Mike Johnson and Chairman James Comer set a noon Tuesday deadline to confirm acceptance of the committee’s standard terms and warned a House vote could follow this week.
- Comer rejected earlier proposals from the Clintons’ attorneys for a four-hour transcribed interview in New York and a sworn declaration, insisting on closed-door, transcribed, filmed depositions in Washington with no time limit.
- The inquiry targets information for potential sex-trafficking legislation, and reporting notes the Clintons have not been accused of Epstein-related wrongdoing.