Hillary Clinton facing questions from House Oversight Committee in Epstein probe

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are being deposed by the House Oversight Committee. They have not been accused of any wrongdoing by the victims of Jeffrey Epstein, but they are part of the committee's probe. ABC's Perry Russom has the latest details. The Republican-led investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein now focuses on two of the most high-profile Democrats, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. No one's accusing at this moment the Clintons of any wrongdoing. They're going to have due process, but we have a lot of questions. Over the next two days, the Clintons will be deposed by the House Oversight Committee behind closed doors near their home in Chappaqua, New York, Hillary Clinton going first today, followed by the former president tomorrow. According to two people familiar with the agreement, the deposition will focus on a range of topics, including how the government allegedly mishandled an inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein and how Epstein allegedly used powerful people to protect him. Hillary Clinton has long denied ever having any relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Bill Clinton was friendly with Epstein for years. Both have never been accused of wrongdoing by Epstein survivors, and both deny any knowledge of Epstein's crimes. Not long after Epstein's arrest in July 2019, a spokesperson for Bill Clinton said in a statement that the former president had not spoken to Epstein in well over a decade. We have said from day one that we want to talk to former President Bill Clinton, and the other person we want to talk to is current President Donald Trump. The Clintons agreed to sit down with lawmakers after months of negotiating. For weeks, the Clintons refused to testify, calling the committee's subpoenas legally invalid, and proposed a four-hour transcribed interview instead. The Clintons' lawyer argued the couple has no information relevant to the committee's investigation of the federal government's handling of investigations into Epstein and Maxwell. Republicans moved to hold them in contempt of Congress, and that's when the Clintons agreed to be deposed. The depositions will be recorded on video and transcribed. That is in accordance with House rules. They could be released in the coming days. Perry Rustom, ABC News, New York.