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On Monday, the House Oversight Committee unveiled video footage of depositions involving Bill and Hillary Clinton. These recordings capture the former president and secretary of state as they were questioned about their relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
During her appearance on Thursday, Hillary Clinton informed the lawmakers that she could not recall ever meeting Epstein and mentioned only a brief encounter with his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.
In a separate session on Friday, Bill Clinton criticized the committee for summoning his wife. He stated that he had cut ties with Epstein long before the latter’s criminal activities became public knowledge, emphasizing, “Had I known anything about his actions, I would have reported him myself.”
The Justice Department’s December release of photos featuring Clinton and Epstein prompted the former president’s representatives to comment, “There are two types of people here. The first group was unaware and ended their association with Epstein before his crimes surfaced. The second group maintained ties with him afterward. We belong to the first group.”
The depositions were noteworthy not only for lawmakers’ claims of contentious moments with the Clintons but also because the couple represented the most senior officials ever deposed by Congress. This aspect garnered bipartisan commendation for the former president.
“He did attempt to respond to every single question asked, even when his attorney told him to shut up,” House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said after Bill Clinton’s deposition.
“This was historical,” Comer added. “I believe that in the history of Congress, the two highest ranked officials to ever be deposed by Congress would be President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.”
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