00:00In the United States, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
00:05will testify in the Congress investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein case this month
00:10in a highly controversial process that includes many prominent U.S. political figures.
00:16On Tuesday, both politicians finalized an agreement with the House Republicans
00:19to testify on the Epstein case,
00:22after former President Bill Clinton has been featured prominently in the Epstein files.
00:27For months, the Clintons resisted subpoenas from the Committee,
00:31prompting threats from Congress to face criminal contempt charges
00:35that could carry heavy fines and even prison time.
00:39Hillary Clinton will testify before the House Oversight Committee on February 26,
00:44and Bill Clinton will appear on February 27,
00:47marking the first time that lawmakers have compelled a former President to testify.
00:57Last Friday, millions of new files relating to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
01:02have been released by the U.S. Department of Justice,
01:05the largest number of documents shared by the government
01:08since a law mandated their release last year.
01:11With 3 million pages, 180,000 images, and 2,000 videos,
01:15the new documents link the sex offenders' network with many prominent figures worldwide,
01:21including thousands of references to U.S. President Trump.
01:24Moreover, the files link Epstein to former U.S. President Bill Clinton,
01:30former British Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor,
01:33Britain's former Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson,
01:36technology magnates like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk,
01:40and former Colombian President Andres Pastrana.
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