After months of resistance, Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify before a House panel investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The depositions will be filmed and transcribed, a point of contention in the past between the Clintons and the members investigating crimes by Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, and their connections to powerful people. 

The former secretary of state and first lady will appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Feb. 26. Her husband, the 42nd president, will appear on Capitol Hill to take questions from the committee on Feb. 27. 

? BREAKING: Clintons cave and agree to appear for depositions on Feb. 26 and 27.@RepJamesComer: "Once it became clear that we would hold them in contempt, the Clintons completely caved and will appear for transcribed, filmed depositions this month."

No one is above the law.

The late-breaking deal averted a House floor vote to hold both Clintons in contempt of Congress for dodging testimony since October. Last month, a bipartisan majority on the Oversight Committee approved contempt measures. 

“Republicans and Democrats on the Oversight Committee have been clear: no one is above the law—and that includes the Clintons. After delaying and defying duly issued subpoenas for six months, the House Oversight Committee moved swiftly to initiate contempt of Congress proceedings in response to their non-compliance,” House........

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