New York, Feb. 27 -- Former US President Bill Clinton is set to appear before the House Oversight Committee in New York on Friday as part of its ongoing investigation into the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, marking the first time a former president has been compelled to testify to Congress under subpoena, reports CBS News.
The closed-door deposition is a victory for Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, who won the months-long battle against the former president and his wife, former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who had vowed to fight the effort.
However, the couple ultimately relented post a bipartisan vote cast in the committee to rec...