"I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong," the former president said in an opening statement shared ahead of his deposition Friday in the Clintons' hometown of Chappaqua, N.Y. While neither Clinton has been accused of any wrongdoing, Bill Clinton shows up several times in the trove of Epstein records that has been released by the committee, including in photos."
"I never met Jeffrey Epstein, never had any connection or communication with him," she said. Clinton said she did know Epstein's former associate Ghislaine Maxwell, but described her as a casual acquaintance. The Clintons spent weeks fighting the panel's subpoenas, but the former president says he agreed to testify because, "America was built on the idea that no per"
"The former president has said he cut ties with Epstein long before his 2008 conviction, and that while he did travel on Epstein's plane, that travel was carried out as part of his humanitarian work for the Clinton Foundation."
The House Oversight Committee, controlled by Republicans, released video depositions of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton conducted as part of an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein files. The Clintons were deposed separately after initially fighting subpoenas but ultimately complying to avoid contempt of Congress charges. Both denied knowledge of Epstein's crimes before his 2008 guilty plea to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl. Bill Clinton acknowledged appearing in released Epstein records and traveling on his plane, attributing this to Clinton Foundation humanitarian work. Hillary Clinton denied ever meeting Epstein, though acknowledged knowing his associate Ghislaine Maxwell as a casual acquaintance.
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