Bill Clinton blasts Republicans for deposing Hillary, says 'I did nothing wrong'

[ad_1] Former President Invoice Clinton, in his opening assertion at his historic closed-door deposition earlier than the Republican-led Home Oversight Committee on Friday, denied any information of the crimes dedicated by convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein, happening to say making his spouse Hillary Clinton testify "was merely not proper."

In his assertion as launched, he acknowledged that he'll typically say, "I don't recall" all through his questioning as a result of the occasions have been "all a very long time in the past."

"I noticed nothing, and I did nothing flawed," Clinton mentioned, in keeping with the assertion.

The previous president is being grilled by the committee as a part of its investigation into Epstein in Chappaqua, New York -- marking a historic second for a former president. Friday's deposition is the primary time a former president has been compelled to testify earlier than a congressional panel.

He's going through questions beneath oath about his relationship with Epstein and pictures that present the previous president with each Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's co-conspirator who was sentenced to twenty years in jail for intercourse trafficking and different crimes.

Democrats on the Home Oversight Committee have launched further pictures from the property of Jeffrey Epstein, together with ones of Donald Trump and Invoice Clinton.

Home Oversight Committee Democrats

Each Republicans and Democrats have mentioned Invoice Clinton is being cooperative and answering their questions.

"He is been fairly involved in answering, I feel, all of the questions of each the Republicans and the Democrats," Rep. Robert Garcia, the highest Democrat on the committee, mentioned Friday afternoon.

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The previous president's testimony comes a day after the committee questioned former Secretary of State and first woman Hillary Clinton over the couple's dealings with the convicted intercourse offender.

On Friday, Invoice Clinton mentioned he needed to "get private" and blasted the committee for forcing his spouse to reply their questions.

"You made Hillary are available. She had nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. Nothing. She has no reminiscence of even assembly him. She neither traveled with him nor visited any of his properties," he mentioned in his assertion as launched. "Whether or not you subpoenaed 10 individuals or 10,000, together with her was merely not proper."

In her deposition Thursday, Hillary Clinton mentioned she didn't know Epstein, couldn't recall ever encountering him and by no means visited him on his island or at his dwelling or workplace.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to the press after her a deposition with the Home Oversight Committee as they examine hyperlinks to convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein, in Chappaqua, New York, Feb. 26, 2026.

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Hillary Clinton, on Thursday, additionally gave a preview of how her husband, former President Invoice Clinton, will deal with his personal deposition.

"I feel it's honest to say that the overwhelming majority of people that had contact with him earlier than his legal pleas in '08 have been like most individuals -- they didn't know what he was doing. And I feel that that's precisely what my husband will testify to tomorrow,” she mentioned.

Neither Invoice Clinton nor Hillary Clinton has been accused of wrongdoing and each deny having any information of Epstein's crimes.

No Epstein survivor or affiliate has ever made a public allegation of wrongdoing or inappropriate habits by the previous president or his spouse in connection together with his prior relationship with Epstein.

On this Sept. 24, 2025, file picture, former President Invoice Clinton speaks throughout the Clinton World Initiative in New York.

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Invoice Clinton mentioned in his opening assertion that he had "no concept of the crimes Epstein was committing."

"Regardless of what number of pictures you present me, I've two issues that on the finish of the day matter greater than your interpretation of these 20-year-old pictures. I do know what I noticed, and extra importantly, what I did not see. I do know what I did, and extra importantly, what I did not do," he mentioned in his assertion as launched.

Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer reiterated Friday morning that the Clintons have been known as to testify to attempt to reply questions on Epstein.

"Nobody's accusing anybody of any wrongdoing, however I feel the American individuals have a variety of questions, and our Home Oversight Committee is dedicated to getting solutions," Comer mentioned Friday morning.

Rep. James Comer speaks outdoors the Chappaqua Performing Arts Middle the place former President Invoice Clinton was testifying earlier than U.S. Home lawmakers as a part of a congressional investigation into convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein, Feb. 27, 2026, in Chappaqua, N.Y.

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Invoice Clinton's affiliation with Epstein was first famous publicly in 2002 after reporters discovered of the previous president's flight that yr on Epstein's jet for a humanitarian mission to a number of African nations.

Invoice Clinton advised New York Journal by a spokesperson on the time that "Jeffrey is each a extremely profitable financier and a dedicated philanthropist with a eager sense of worldwide markets and an in-depth information of twenty first century science."

Maxwell mentioned in a recorded interview final yr with Deputy Lawyer Basic Todd Blanche, that it was she, not Epstein, who had a friendship with Invoice Clinton, and that she was the one who urged and arranged his journeys on Epstein’s plane.

The Clintons have been subpoenaed to seem beneath oath in entrance of the committee for a deposition in January, however didn't comply, arguing the subpoenas have been with out authorized benefit. Fairly, they proposed a four-hour transcribed interview as a substitute.

David Kendall, the Clintons' lawyer, argued that the couple has no data related to the committee's investigation of the federal authorities's dealing with of investigations into Epstein and Maxwell, and shouldn't be required to seem for in-person testimony.

Kendall contended the Clintons needs to be permitted to offer the restricted data they should the committee in writing.

Comer had lengthy threatened to carry the Clintons in contempt in the event that they failed to seem earlier than the committee, so once they did not, a contempt decision was drafted and put to a vote.

The Oversight Committee handed the contempt decision with 9 Democrats voting in favor of it, teeing it up for a full Home vote.

On the final minute, simply earlier than the decision was to be voted on within the Home, the Clintons agreed to take a seat for a deposition, suspending additional consideration of a contempt vote.

Democrats on the committee mentioned they hope this week’s testimony from the Clintons spark Republican committee members to research extra of Epstein’s ties to President Donald Trump.

Trump has repeatedly denied any information of Epstein’s crimes and has mentioned that he minimize off contact together with his former good friend greater than 20 years in the past.

"We have now mentioned from day one which we wish to discuss to former President Invoice Clinton, and the opposite individual we wish to discuss to is present President Donald Trump," Garcia mentioned.

Requested about Invoice Clinton's deposition, Trump advised reporters on Friday that he doesn't "like" seeing the previous president should testify.

"I do not like seeing him deposed," Trump mentioned. "They actually went after me much more than that. I like him, and I do not like seeing him deposed."

In November, Trump mentioned he had ordered the Justice Division to research Clinton’s relationship with Epstein.

Whereas the Clintons agreed to talk with the committee behind closed doorways, they've nonetheless pushed for public hearings as a part of the committee's investigation.

"I can't sit idly as they use me as a prop in a closed-door kangaroo court docket by a Republican Get together working scared," Invoice Clinton wrote in a prolonged submit on X earlier than the deposition. "If they need solutions, let's cease the video games & do that the precise means: in a public listening to, the place the American individuals can see for themselves what that is actually about."