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Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were grilled for over four hours each by the House Oversight Committee in its investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Footage released Monday shows the Clintons, who have both strenuously denied having prior knowledge of Epstein’s crimes, being questioned by Republicans and Democrats. They fielded queries about their respective connections to Epstein and his long-time associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse minors.
Hillary said she doesn’t recall having met Epstein, but she did encounter Maxwell a few times. Meanwhile, Bill is pictured socializing with Epstein and Maxwell in the files released by the Department of Justice, and appears on the flight logs for the late financier’s private jet.
There is also a photograph depicting Maxwell attending the wedding of Hillary and Bill’s daughter, Chelsea. When asked about the matter during her deposition, Hillary said Maxwell was simply an invited guest’s “plus one.”
The Clintons have not been accused of any misconduct and, while their names appear in the files, it is not an indication of wrongdoing.
There were heated moments throughout the couple’s separate testimonies, which had tense origins. Hillary and Bill had pushed to testify in front of Congress publicly, but the committee opted for closed-door questioning, instead, with the filmed depositions later being released. The committee had previously voted to recommend holding the Clintons in contempt after they declined to testify. An aide later announced the couple had reversed course and agreed to appear.
Hillary has been a vocal critic of the committee’s goal in questioning her, accusing the Trump Administration of engaging in a “cover-up” over the release of the Epstein files.
She previously suggested herself and Bill had been brought into the foray to “divert attention”…
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