On Friday, former President Bill Clinton appeared in entrance of the House Oversight Committee for a closed-door deposition, denying that he did something unlawful with convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein. Clinton gave his assertion in Chappaqua, New York, after he was ordered to testify to Congress, CBS News reported.
What did Bill Clinton say at his listening to?
Despite the assorted photographs from the Epstein information that present Clinton, who’s 79 now, associating with the convicted intercourse offender and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, the previous president stated he “had no thought of the crimes Epstein was committing.”
“No matter what number of photographs you present me, I’ve two issues that on the finish of the day matter greater than your interpretation of these 20-year-old photographs,” Clinton instructed the committee, per CBS News. “I do know what I noticed, and extra importantly, what I didn’t see. I do know what I did, and extra importantly, what I didn’t do. I noticed nothing, and I did nothing incorrect.”
He stated he doesn’t have particular recollections of the occasions that occurred a long time in the past.
“This was all a very long time in the past,” he stated. “I’m certain by my oath to not speculate.”
Clinton additionally bashed the committee for bringing in his spouse and former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for questioning the day earlier than. He stated his spouse “had nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein.”
“She has no reminiscence of even assembly him. She neither traveled with him nor visited any of his properties,” he stated. “Whether you subpoenaed 10 individuals or 10,000, together with her was merely not proper.”
Bill Clinton shared that Jeffrey Epstein provided to provide him his personal aircraft
In January 2026, Clinton submitted a sworn declaration to the committee and revealed that Epstein provided to provide him his personal aircraft. According to the declaration, Epstein provided the present to indicate help for the Clinton Foundation’s philanthropy tasks. Still, Clinton stated he by no means visited Epstein’s personal property within the Virgin Islands.
“While Mr. Epstein might very effectively have attended any of the numerous a whole lot of White House occasions or receptions throughout my eight years in workplace and been photographed with me as had been tens of 1000’s of people, I don’t recall encountering Mr. Epstein, or any particular interactions with him, whereas in workplace,” his declaration said, per CBS News.
What did Hillary Clinton say at her deposition?
Hillary Clinton gave an identical assertion as her husband when she met with the committee on Thursday.
“I believe it’s honest to say that the overwhelming majority of people that had contact with him earlier than his felony pleas in ’08 had been like most individuals — they didn’t know what he was doing. And I believe that that’s precisely what my husband will testify to tomorrow,” she stated, in accordance with ABC News.
She additionally famous that she doesn’t bear in mind assembly Epstein and she or he by no means visited his properties or workplace.
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