Bill Clinton Denies Any Knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s S!!xual Offenses in Congressional Testimony
Former US President Bill Clinton appeared before the House Oversight Committee on Friday, asserting under deposition that he had no awareness of Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal activities and had distanced himself from the disgraced financier well before his offenses became public.
In an opening statement he later shared on X, Clinton maintained that he witnessed nothing suspicious and bore no wrongdoing. Drawing on his personal history, he stated that growing up in a household marked by domestic abuse made him especially intolerant of such behaviour — adding that had he suspected anything, he would have reported Epstein himself rather than remained silent.
Clinton’s testimony came after the Republican-led committee issued subpoenas to both him and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as part of its ongoing Epstein inquiry. Hillary Clinton had already given her deposition the previous day. Though the hearings are closed to the public, committee officials confirmed that video recordings and transcripts would be released afterward.
Committee chairman Rep. James Comer of Kentucky told reporters that by mid-afternoon, Clinton had completed roughly two hours of questioning — split evenly between Republican and Democratic panel members — with an additional hour from Republicans still remaining.
President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters on Friday, said he holds Clinton in good regard and expressed discomfort with seeing him subjected to the process.
The Clintons had initially declined to cooperate with the inquiry in January, arguing they had little relevant information to offer beyond what they had already provided regarding Epstein and his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell. They reversed course earlier this month after lawmakers moved to hold them in contempt of Congress.
Clinton is one of several prominent figures whose connections to Epstein have drawn scrutiny. His name and image appear multiple times across documents released by the Justice Department as part of the broader Epstein investigation.