Ghislaine Maxwell to testify before House Oversight on Feb. 9

• The announcement came during a markup of contempt measures for Bill and Hillary Clinton, who both defied subpoenas as part of the panel's probe into Epstein.
• Maxwell's deposition will be virtual, and she is expected to plead the fifth, Comer told reporters in October, after the committee declined to meet her demands for immunity.

Catch up quick: Oversight subpoenaed Maxwell in July as part of the panel's initial probe into Epstein.

• Maxwell was sentenced to prison in 2022 after a federal jury found her guilty of helping Epstein traffic teenage girls.
• She has denied abusing anyone and said she has been made a scapegoat after Epstein died while in prison in 2019, a charge prosecutors have denied.

What they're saying: "After pressure from Oversight Democrats, Chairman Comer has finally decided to call her in to testify," Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the panel, said in a statement.

• "But let's be clear: the coverup is continuing. She has gotten special treatment from the DOJ for months. Let's end the cover-up now,," Garcia added.

Axios' Andrew Solender contributed to this story.

Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional reporting.