Bill Clinton Testifies He Had "No Idea" of Jeffrey Epstein's Sex Crimes During Rare Congressional Deposition
The Former President Bill Clinton appeared before the Republican-led House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Friday, delivering hours of closed-door testimony about his connections to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In his opening statement, shared publicly on social media ahead of the session, Clinton emphatically denied any awareness of Epstein's criminal activities. "I had no idea of the crimes Epstein was committing," he stated. "I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong." He described their relationship as a "brief acquaintance" that ended years before Epstein's crimes became public, adding that he stopped associating with Epstein long before his 2008 guilty plea in Florida. Clinton emphasized that, given his own upbringing in a household affected by domestic abuse, he would have reported Epstein immediately if he had any suspicion of wrongdoing. "Not only would I not have flown on his plane if I ...