Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have agreed late on Monday to testify in a US House of Representatives investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ahead of a contempt of Congress vote.

Axar.az informs, citing Euronews, Republican Congressman James Comer, who leads the House Oversight Committee, continued to press for contempt of Congress charges against both Clintons on Monday evening for defying a Congressional subpoenas.

Attorneys for the Clintons emailed staff on the Oversight panel saying the pair would accept Comer’s demands and “will appear for depositions on mutually agreeable dates”.

The attorneys however requested that Comer agree not to move forward with the contempt proceedings in exchange for their compliance. The Kentucky Republican however noted that was not immediately dropping charges, detailing that an agreement has yet to be finalised.

The contempt charges could carry a substantial fine or even incarceration for the Clintons if passed by the House and successfully prosecuted by the US Justice Department.