By Nolan D. McCaskill and Katharine Jackson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Republican-led congressional committee is seeking testimony from former Democratic President Bill Clinton as part of its investigation into the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, its chairman said Tuesday.

Representative James Comer of Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, told reporters the panel was working on arranging a closed-door interview with Clinton.

“Public reporting, survivor testimony and official documents show that Bill Clinton had far closer ties to Epstein” than President Donald Trump, Comer said. “We’re working to bring former President Clinton in for a deposition.”

A representative for Clinton did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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