Hillary Clinton gives closed-door deposition to congressional Epstein panel

Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News on Feb 26, 2026

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NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton gave closed-door testimony Thursday to a congressional committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking scandal, with Bill Clinton to follow on Friday.

The former secretary of state sat for a deposition to the House of Representatives oversight committee near the couple’s home in suburban Chappaqua, New York, after both Clintons agreed to testify under threat of contempt charges.

“You have compelled me to testify, fully aware that I have no knowledge that would assist your investigation, in order to distract attention from President Trump’s actions and cover them up,” Hillary Clinton said in an opening statement, which she posted on Twitter.

The deposition was briefly paused around lunchtime after about an hour of questioning when Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., sent a photo from inside the deposition to conservative influencer Benny Johnson, who posted it online.

Bill Clinton, 79, is scheduled to give testimony under identical circumstances on Friday, as lawmakers investigate links with the late financier and pedophile.

Committee members have traveled to the tony Westchester suburb for the proceedings in a compromise that allowed the Clintons to avoid testifying under the intense media glare on Capitol Hill.

Written transcripts and some video footage from the depositions are expected to be released in the coming days, with Republicans likely looking to take political advantage.

There’s no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of either Clinton related to Epstein, who committed suicide in 2019 while he was in jail awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

But Bill Clinton maintained close ties for years with Epstein, who visited the White House multiple times in the 1990s, according to visitor logs. After Clinton left office, Epstein was involved in the former president’s foundation and Clinton flew at least four times on his private jet.

“Traveling on Epstein’s plane was not worth the years of questioning afterward,” Bill Clinton wrote in his 2024 memoir. “I wish I had never met him.”

Both Clintons have called for all files relating to Epstein to be released. Around 3 million documents are believed to be still in the Justice Department’s possession and have not yet been released in violation of the terms of Epstein Transparency Act.

Bill Clinton appears in several photographs in the files, including one showing him and Epstein in a hot tub with a woman whose identity is redacted. He says he cut ties with Epstein in 2006 as the financier’s sexual crimes became known.

The Clintons initially strongly resisted the subpoenas from the committee and vowed to mount a legal fight if necessary. But they abruptly abandoned that fight after several Democrats joined Republicans in backing the summons to testify.

They also demanded the depositions be held in public, but Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., refused.

Trump, who says he cut ties with Epstein when he realized his Palm Beach neighbor was a “creep,” nevertheless continues to deride the Epstein scandal as a hoax designed to undermine his presidency.

Democrats say the Justice Department has refused to release filed detailing FBI interviews with an alleged Epstein victim who says she was also attacked by Trump decades ago.

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