Democrats say Clintons' agreement to testify undercuts subpoena push, won't bring new Epstein answers

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Democrats believe Bill and Hillary Clinton's decision to appear before the House Oversight Committee will put to bed accusations of noncompliance with congressional investigations on Jeffrey Epstein — while strengthening precedents around subpoena power that Democrats could use down the line. At the same time, lawmakers cast doubt that their testimonies would provide answers that Republicans are looking for. "I think House Republicans want this to be performative and a public show," Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., the No. 3 Democrat in the chamber, said. "I think it satisfies the [subpoena] requirements … as long as they are indicating that they are willing to answer questions," he added, referring to the congressional request compelling their testimonies. HILLARY CLINTON EXPECTED TO DEFY EPSTEIN PROBE SUBPOENA, RISKING CRIMINAL CHARGES Republicans hope to learn more about the relationships Bill and Hillary Clinton may have had with Epstein — the disgraced financier who killed himself while incarcerated on charges of sex trafficking minors in 2019. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will appear before the House Oversight Committee for a deposition on Feb. 26, while former President Bill Clinton will appear on Feb. 27. The Clintons’ decision to testify follows Republican efforts to hold them in contempt of Congress. The Oversight Committee teed up contempt resolutions along bipartisan lines last month after the pair failed to appear for scheduled depositions in January. If put to the House and passed, the resolution would have referred the Clintons to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution, where, if convicted, they could have faced a $100,000 fine and up to a year behind bars. Notably, even a handful of progressive members of the "Squad" joined to support teeing up consideration of the contempt resolution, revealing bipartisan frustrations about their absence. Aguilar said he believes the Clintons have now nixed that possibility. BILL, HILLARY CLINT…