Bill and Hillary Clinton to testify in House Epstein investigation as DOJ faces questions over missing files

In an unprecedented move, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are preparing to sit for congressional depositions.

(NBC)- In an unprecedented move, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are preparing to sit for congressional depositions under subpoena as part of the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

The depositions are scheduled to take place in New York, beginning with Hillary Clinton. House Oversight Chairman James Comer says the proceedings will be fully recorded and made public.

“It’s going to be the video, and we will release it. The public will see every second of the deposition,” Comer said.

Neither of the Clintons has been accused of wrongdoing. Both have denied knowledge of Epstein’s crimes. Hillary Clinton has said she does not recall ever meeting Epstein and has called for all related documents to be made public.

Photos of former President Clinton appear in Epstein files previously released by the Justice Department. Ultimately, members of both parties agreed the couple should testify.

“Anyone that has information about Jeffrey Epstein or spent any time with him, I think it’s important to ask questions,” said Representative Robert Garcia of California.

The depositions come as NBC News confirmed an NPR report that summaries and notes from three FBI interviews with a Jeffrey Epstein accuser are missing from the Justice Department’s released files. The accuser reportedly made allegations of sexual abuse against both Epstein and President Donald Trump in 2019, claiming the incidents occurred in the 1980s when she was 13 years old, according to a source familiar with the investigation.

It is unclear whether the allegation involving President Trump is contained in the missing files.

The Justice Department says it has released everything it can legally make public and will review any concerns raised. The White House pointed to a previous DOJ statement saying some documents contain “untrue and sensationalist claims against President Trump” that were submitted to the FBI shortly before the 2020 election.

President Trump has forcefully denied any wrongdoing related to Epstein.