Bill Clinton Testifies in Epstein Inquiry
Bill Clinton has finished hours of testimony before the House Oversight Committee about his connection to Jeffrey Epstein.
Lawmakers asked Clinton about a photo from the Epstein files that shows him in a hot tub with an unidentified woman. According to a BBC source, Clinton told the committee he does not know who the woman is.
House Democrats say Clinton’s testimony included “additional information” about Donald Trump and renewed their calls for Trump to testify as well.
Earlier in the day, Trump said about Clinton, “I don’t like seeing him deposed.”
Republicans announced they will release video of Hillary Clinton’s testimony on Saturday. They are also expected to release video of the former president’s testimony, along with transcripts approved by their lawyers.
Clinton again denied knowing about Epstein’s crimes. He told lawmakers that if he had known, he would have “turned him in myself.” He has repeatedly said he “saw nothing” and “did nothing wrong.”
At this stage, there is no suggestion that appearing in the Epstein documents automatically means someone committed wrongdoing.
Clintons’ depositions over after two days in Chappaqua, New York
The two days of depositions from Bill and Hillary Clinton – which virtually took over the small town of Chappaqua, New York – are over.
Although the former president and the former secretary of state spoke to lawmakers behind closed doors, we expect that we will soon see videos and transcripts of their individual testimonies.
Bill Clinton spoke to both Republicans and Democrats on the House Oversight Committee for more than six hours today, including breaks when lawmakers came out to update the press.
Members of both parties said he was largely cooperative and transparent during his deposition, and said he often spoke at length.
They disagreed on one major point: What Clinton’s deposition means for President Donald Trump.
Republicans say the president is exonerated by Clinton’s deposition, while Democrats reupped their calls to question Trump. Clinton reportedly told the committee that Trump had said he ended his relationship with Epstein over a bad land deal, where Trump has said publicly he kicked Epstein out of his private Mar-a-Lago because he was a “creep”.
Clinton was also asked to address a photo from the Epstein files of him in a hot tub with an unidentified woman, a source told the BBC. The president said he did not recall who the woman was and he did not sleep with her, the source said.
Both Bill and Hillary Clinton deny any wrongdoing in connection to Epstein, and in statements released ahead of their depositions say they had no knowledge about his crimes.
