The House Committee on Oversight and Reform released videos of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton‘s testimonies on Monday following last week’s hours-long depositions related to lawmakers’ extensive Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
The videos of Hillary and Bill, which totaled more than nine hours in combined total length, were taken last Thursday and last Friday, respectively. Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said they amounted to “an historical” interview of the Clintons following widespread interest in their testimony over their references in the Epstein files release.
WATCH THE DEPOSITIONS OF BILL AND HILLARY CLINTON BELOW
One of the highlights from former President Clinton’s deposition includes a section where he is questioned by Ranking Member Robert Garcia (D-CA) about whether the committee should subpoena President Donald Trump as part of its sweeping investigation into the late convicted sex offender Epstein.
Clinton responded, “that’s for you to decide,” before stating he had no information to suggest Trump committed any wrongdoing related to Epstein, according to the newly released deposition video.
At another point during Democratic questioning, the former president chided committee members of his own party who were asking him about Trump with very few follow-up questions.
“Since there was no follow-up question … he never said anything to me to make me think he was involved in anything improper with regard to Epstein,” Clinton said in defense of Trump.
Although both Clintons eventually complied with the subpoena, it came after a tense fight between House leadership and even threats of contempt of Congress after they initially failed to cooperate. They both offered separate statements defending their decisions to comply, but stressed that they were ignorant of Epstein’s sex trafficking crimes.
Meanwhile, an appalled former secretary of state was captured on deposition video when it was revealed to her that Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) surreptitiously took an image of her while the deposition was still under seal. Clinton can be heard saying “I’m done … for now” after learning an image of her had been posted on social media last Thursday.
Clinton quickly made her way back to the hot seat where she testified for the full 4.5 hours on Thursday. Toward the end of the full deposition, she said a question Comer asked her about how the committee should investigate whether Epstein was an intelligence asset was one she appreciated above the rest of the day.
“You know, Mr. Chairman, I really appreciate that question, and I can’t say that about many of the questions, but I really do appreciate that question, and I think it’s an absolutely essential question for you to try to examine and find answers for,” she said.
Clinton added that she recommended the committee make “either document requests or maybe even a subpoena to the CIA. I would also include the DNI. I would include, you know, any counter intelligence or appropriate unit within the Justice Department,” Clinton said, adding the committee should investigate intelligence counterparts in the United Kingdom and Israel.
The purpose of the committee is to investigate past governmental failures that allowed a figure like Epstein, who traveled the world for more than two decades but was only charged in 2019 with facilitating sex trafficking of minors, to evade accountability for so long.
Democrats have turned their attention to calling on members of Trump’s cabinet to be interviewed, including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, whose name appeared in emails from the Justice Department’s release of Epstein files last month.
A full written transcript of both testimonies is still being drafted and will be released at a later date.
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The committee is slated to interview a former accountant and attorney for Epstein later this month as its investigation is ongoing.
