{"id":16417,"date":"2026-02-27T15:36:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/hillary-clinton-had-no-idea-about-epsteins-crimes-doesnt-recall-meeting-him\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:36:06","slug":"hillary-clinton-had-no-idea-about-epsteins-crimes-doesnt-recall-meeting-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/hillary-clinton-had-no-idea-about-epsteins-crimes-doesnt-recall-meeting-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Hillary Clinton \u2018had no idea\u2019 about Epstein\u2019s crimes, doesn\u2019t recall meeting him"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ad-sticky-container\" class=\"sc-12fe4579-0 dielU\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 fMIAOk adWrapper noPrint sc-1c01c11e-0 iEpzep\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fGWwxS\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 cRMyzw\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 kekTYX\" readability=\"6.5\">\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-5cbbddda-4 bILnXn\">Stephen Groves<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 jMFiFd\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 dLDTDi\"><time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-02-27T05:00:00+11:00\">February 27, 2026<!-- --> &mdash; 5:00am<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-0 hMrcSL noPrint\" data-testid=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-1 cbqDrw\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 cGFoDo\" readability=\"8.5431472081218\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 bYQiGM\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 bRyYMS\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 bBuibL\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 bnZsbn sc-d1b14060-3 bnLMbo\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 NcyxX\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 dpTpUw sc-369d9219-0 ipWbwh\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"9\">\n<p class=\"sc-369d9219-1 eGTSJh\">Save this article for later<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-369d9219-2 crcSSW\">Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-0 sc-3f16ee48-6 sc-369d9219-3 dXbfCd gDnvwr gxYZHU\">Got it<\/button><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Set font size to normal\" aria-pressed=\"true\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 fKewKr\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to larger\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 kfmQUR\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to very large\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 kfmPpl\">A<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<aside class=\"sc-67b869c7-6 cFwlqx\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"23.284294234592\">\n<p><strong>Washington:<\/strong> Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has told House members she had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein&rsquo;s or Ghislaine Maxwell&rsquo;s crimes, at the start of two days of depositions that will also include former president Bill Clinton.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had no idea about their criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering Mr Epstein,&rdquo; Hillary Clinton said in an opening statement she shared on social media on Thursday (US time).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 fhsnES\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 bsFdcS\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1e3935332d58757ec043214a80ff60b5c5ffd226, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1e3935332d58757ec043214a80ff60b5c5ffd226 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1e3935332d58757ec043214a80ff60b5c5ffd226, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1e3935332d58757ec043214a80ff60b5c5ffd226 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hillary Clinton at event in Germany earlier this month.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.126,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/1e3935332d58757ec043214a80ff60b5c5ffd226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1e3935332d58757ec043214a80ff60b5c5ffd226, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1e3935332d58757ec043214a80ff60b5c5ffd226 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bnWZMz\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 eROwEo\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>Hillary Clinton at event in Germany earlier this month.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">Getty Images<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The closed-door depositions in the Clintons&rsquo; hometown of Chappaqua, a typically quiet hamlet north of New York City, come after months of tense back-and-forth between the former high-powered Democratic couple and the Republican-controlled House oversight committee. It will be the first time that a former president has been forced to testify before Congress.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Yet the demand for a reckoning over Epstein&rsquo;s abuse of underage girls has become a near-unstoppable force on Capitol Hill and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"24.398402839397\">\n<p>Proceedings were paused for 30 minutes after Republican congresswoman Lauren Boebert sent a photo of the proceedings to a conservative influencer. Benny Johnson, a right-wing YouTuber, posted a photo of Clinton at the deposition online and said Boebert had provided it.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 QbJUT\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 fNPBEP\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\" class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 cMGLSH\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 hUTlgn\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.3724%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_282%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9be4170ed968055c5d42c9ffb29a00565c008d9c, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.3724%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_282%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9be4170ed968055c5d42c9ffb29a00565c008d9c 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.3724%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_282%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9be4170ed968055c5d42c9ffb29a00565c008d9c, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.3724%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_282%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9be4170ed968055c5d42c9ffb29a00565c008d9c 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jeffrey Epstein with Ghislaine Maxwell.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.3724,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_282,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/9be4170ed968055c5d42c9ffb29a00565c008d9c\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.3724%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_282%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9be4170ed968055c5d42c9ffb29a00565c008d9c, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.3724%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_282%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9be4170ed968055c5d42c9ffb29a00565c008d9c 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jiJqza\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The committee&rsquo;s rules do not allow outside press or photographers to take photos of the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats said the incident underscored how important it was for there to be a clear public record of the deposition. Congressman Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the oversight panel, said Hillary Clinton, after the incident, repeated her longstanding demand that the deposition be made public, and Democrats called for a video and transcript of the complete proceedings to be released quickly.<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump, a Republican who has expressed regret that the Clintons are being forced to testify, bowed last year to pressure to release case files on Epstein, who died in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"27.897435897436\">\n<p>The Clintons, too, agreed to testify after their offers of sworn statements were rebuffed by the oversight panel and its chairman, congressman James Comer, threatened criminal contempt of Congress charges against them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have a very clear record that we&rsquo;ve been willing to talk about,&rdquo; Hillary Clinton said in an interview with the BBC earlier this month. She added that her husband had flown with Epstein for charitable trips and that she did not recall meeting Epstein but had interacted with Maxwell, Epstein&rsquo;s former girlfriend and confidant, at conferences hosted by the Clinton Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell, a British socialite, also attended the 2010 wedding of their daughter, Chelsea Clinton.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are more than happy to say what we know, which is very limited and totally unrelated to their behaviour or their crimes, and we want to do it in public,&rdquo; Hillary Clinton said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"21.137880986938\">\n<p>The former secretary of state told reporters after the deposition that she was confident her husband knew nothing about Epstein&rsquo;s crimes. She added that the closed-door interview also touched on topics ranging from UFOs to the so-called PizzaGate conspiracy theory that took hold during the 2016 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It got quite unusual at the end.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At the conclusion of the hearing, Republican congresswoman Nancy Mace said Clinton had answered every question posed to her.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Clinton, who is set to face questioning on Friday (US time), has emerged as a top target for Republicans amid the political struggle over who receives the most scrutiny for their ties to Epstein.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"21\">\n<p>Several photos of the former president were included in the first tranche of Epstein files released by the Department of Justice in January, including a number of him with women whose faces were redacted. Clinton has not been accused of wrongdoing in his relationship with Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>Comer has also pointed to Hillary Clinton&rsquo;s work as secretary of state to address sex trafficking as another reason to insist on her deposition.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 fhsnES\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 bsFdcS\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.315%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_31\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/45508aeb346bccaa202d38b94f70cc04f294bcb6, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.315%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_31\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/45508aeb346bccaa202d38b94f70cc04f294bcb6 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.315%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_31\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/45508aeb346bccaa202d38b94f70cc04f294bcb6, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.315%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_31\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/45508aeb346bccaa202d38b94f70cc04f294bcb6 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Former US president Bill Clinton pictured with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in a photo provided by the Department of Justice.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.315,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_31\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/45508aeb346bccaa202d38b94f70cc04f294bcb6\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.315%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_31\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/45508aeb346bccaa202d38b94f70cc04f294bcb6, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.315%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_31\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/45508aeb346bccaa202d38b94f70cc04f294bcb6 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bnWZMz\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 eROwEo\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>Former US president Bill Clinton pictured with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in a photo provided by the Department of Justice.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">The New York Times<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The committee&rsquo;s investigation has sought to understand why the Department of Justice under previous presidential administrations did not seek further charges against Epstein following a 2008 arrangement in which he pleaded guilty to state charges in Florida for soliciting prostitution from an underage girl but avoided federal charges.<\/p>\n<p>Hillary Clinton accused Comer of running a one-sided investigation that has failed to hold Trump and other Republican officials to account.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"23.741935483871\">\n<p>&ldquo;This institutional failure is designed to protect one political party and one public official,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Conspiracy theories, especially on the right, have swirled for years around the Clintons and their connections to Epstein and Maxwell, who argues she was wrongfully convicted. Republicans have long wanted to press the Clintons for answers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 fhsnES\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 bsFdcS\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.315%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_30\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/39610e8e8df7dbd26906810f804ddabbc4135a75, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.315%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_30\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/39610e8e8df7dbd26906810f804ddabbc4135a75 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.315%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_30\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/39610e8e8df7dbd26906810f804ddabbc4135a75, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.315%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_30\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/39610e8e8df7dbd26906810f804ddabbc4135a75 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Clinton and Maxwell in a photograph provided by the US Justice Department.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.315,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_30\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/39610e8e8df7dbd26906810f804ddabbc4135a75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.315%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_30\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/39610e8e8df7dbd26906810f804ddabbc4135a75, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.315%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_30\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/39610e8e8df7dbd26906810f804ddabbc4135a75 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bnWZMz\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 eROwEo\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>Clinton and Maxwell in a photograph provided by the US Justice Department.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">The New York Times<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean if you&rsquo;re the wife of Bill Clinton, aren&rsquo;t you going to have some questions about your husband&rsquo;s activities?&rdquo; said congressman Scott Perry, a member of the House oversight committee.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We only go where the facts take us. We didn&rsquo;t put the president and the secretary in this position. They put themselves in it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"18.597577388964\">\n<p>Comer has pledged lengthy days of questioning for both Clintons.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 QbJUT\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 fNPBEP\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\" class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 cMGLSH\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 hUTlgn\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.444871329205467%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_213%2C$y_47\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2b791384bc65a9da518f8055901c5233f0b6b3cf, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.444871329205467%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_213%2C$y_47\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/2b791384bc65a9da518f8055901c5233f0b6b3cf 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.444871329205467%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_213%2C$y_47\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2b791384bc65a9da518f8055901c5233f0b6b3cf, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.444871329205467%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_213%2C$y_47\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/2b791384bc65a9da518f8055901c5233f0b6b3cf 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.444871329205467,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_213,%24y_47\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/2b791384bc65a9da518f8055901c5233f0b6b3cf\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.444871329205467%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_213%2C$y_47\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2b791384bc65a9da518f8055901c5233f0b6b3cf, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.444871329205467%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_213%2C$y_47\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/2b791384bc65a9da518f8055901c5233f0b6b3cf 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jiJqza\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&ldquo;We have a lot of questions, and the purpose of the whole investigation is to try to understand many things about Epstein,&rdquo; he told reporters outside the convention centre where the depositions were being held.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How did he accumulate so much wealth? How was he able to surround himself with some of the most powerful men in the world?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Comer described the deposition as a bipartisan effort and said that it was &ldquo;very possible&rdquo; the committee would question Trump&rsquo;s Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who was Epstein&rsquo;s neighbour and had several interactions with him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"23.147088353414\">\n<p>Under questioning from Democrats earlier this month, Lutnick acknowledged that he had met with Epstein twice after the late financier&rsquo;s 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a child, reversing his previous claim that he had cut ties with him after 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats, now being led by a new generation of politicians, have prioritised transparency around Epstein over defending the former leaders of their party.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-testid=\"pull-quote\" class=\"sc-e5732b89-0 bkHEmd\" readability=\"6\">\n<p>Let&rsquo;s get President Trump in front of our committee to answer the questions that are being asked across this country from survivors.<\/p>\n<p><cite class=\"sc-e5732b89-1 SbURO\">Congressman Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the Oversight panel.<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several Democratic lawmakers joined with Republicans on the oversight panel to advance the contempt of Congress charges against the Clintons last month. Several said they had no relationship with the Clintons and owed no loyalty to them.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia said both Republican and Democratic administrations &ldquo;have failed survivors in not getting more information out to the public&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"14.550607287449\">\n<p>Garcia also called on Trump to testify in the investigation. He argued that Bill Clinton&rsquo;s appearance set a precedent that should apply to Trump as well.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 QbJUT\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 fNPBEP\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\" class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 cMGLSH\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 hUTlgn\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.0342%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_46\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/03048a3a64441b79868f21907037c4e5717994f5, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.0342%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_46\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/03048a3a64441b79868f21907037c4e5717994f5 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.0342%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_46\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/03048a3a64441b79868f21907037c4e5717994f5, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.0342%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_46\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/03048a3a64441b79868f21907037c4e5717994f5 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Epstein\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_1.0342,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_46\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/03048a3a64441b79868f21907037c4e5717994f5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.0342%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_46\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/03048a3a64441b79868f21907037c4e5717994f5, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.0342%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_46\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/03048a3a64441b79868f21907037c4e5717994f5 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jiJqza\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s get President Trump in front of our committee to answer the questions that are being asked across this country from survivors,&rdquo; Garcia said.<\/p>\n<p>He also said he wanted to ask about Epstein&rsquo;s possible ties to foreign governments.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are also coming off an effort this week to confront Trump about his administration&rsquo;s handling of the Epstein files by taking women who survived Epstein&rsquo;s abuse as their guests to Trump&rsquo;s State of the Union address.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-80607c67-0 byCHjx\" readability=\"25.456278026906\">\n<p>Even senior Democrats, such as former speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, said it was appropriate for the committee to interview anyone, including the former president, who was connected to Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We want to hear from everyone,&rdquo; Pelosi said, adding that she did not see why Hillary Clinton was being interviewed and that it was important to &ldquo;believe survivors.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York said his caucus in the coming days would also review unredacted versions of the Epstein case files at a Department of Justice office. Schumer, who demanded that the department release all of the files and preserve all materials, said they will &ldquo;pull on every thread&rdquo; until they &ldquo;reveal this massive cover-up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>AP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Get a note directly from our foreign <\/i><\/b><b><i>correspondents <\/i><\/b><b><i>on what&rsquo;s making headlines around the world. <\/i><\/b><b><i>Sign up for our weekly What in the World newsletter<\/i><\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"article-footer\" class=\"sc-780f6c39-0 gMidPz\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-1 bXzMFW noPrint\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-2 fDvLNJ\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 cGFoDo sc-780f6c39-3 csnzsK\" readability=\"6.3137254901961\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 bYQiGM\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 bRyYMS\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 bBuibL\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 BgjOX sc-d1b14060-3 bnLMbo\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 NcyxX\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"sc-3dbe4134-0 eKUqbd sc-df8e6ee0-0 noPrint\" data-an-name=\"From our partners\" data-an-cu-group=\"everything\" data-an-cu-name=\"From our partners\" data-an-cu-position=\"4\" data-testid=\"from-our-partners-strap\">\n<header class=\"sc-84567ec1-0 ea-dUAB\">\n<h2 data-pb-type=\"hi\" class=\"sc-84567ec1-1 qhIfr\"><span>From our partners<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"sc-df8e6ee0-1 dKvVOU\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hgOejj adWrapper noPrint sc-df8e6ee0-2 aNDAi\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hgOejj adWrapper noPrint sc-df8e6ee0-3 gRrJfI\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Hillary Clinton &lsquo;had no idea&rsquo; about Epstein&rsquo;s crimes, doesn&rsquo;t recall meeting him<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advertisement Stephen Groves February 27, 2026 &mdash; 5:00am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. 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