Hillary Clinton called the questioning 'repetitive' and stated she would not testify again
Clinton wished the deposition had been public and requested transcripts and videos be released
She repeatedly denied knowing Jeffrey Epstein personally and addressed off-topic questions about UFOs and Pizzagate
Bill Clinton will testify the following day and had a friendship with Epstein but no knowledge of his crimes
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spent more than six hours in a closed-door deposition Thursday in Chappaqua, New York, facing what she called 'repetitive' questioning from the Republican-led House Oversight Committee investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Following the extensive questioning, Clinton held a brief press conference outside the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center where she expressed disappointment that the proceedings weren't public, stating she and her attorneys had requested transcripts and videos to be made available as soon as possible. The former Secretary of State characterized the questioning as repetitive, noting she had to repeatedly deny knowing Epstein personally, stating 'I did not know Jeffrey Epstein. I never went to his island, I never went to his home, I never went to his offices,' and indicated she would not appear before the committee again regardless of whether the deposition was public. Clinton revealed that toward the end of the hearing, Republicans began asking off-topic questions about UFOs and the Pizzagate conspiracy theory, while defending her husband Bill Clinton's past friendship with Epstein, emphasizing that he knew nothing about Epstein's criminal history and that their relationship ended 'several years before anything about Epstein's criminal history came to light.'
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Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is the main investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. The committee's broad jurisdiction and legislative authority make it one of the most influential and powerful panels in the House. Its chair is one of only three in the...
American financier and child sex offender (1953–2019)
# Jeffrey Edward Epstein
**Jeffrey Edward Epstein** (January 20, 1953 – August 10, 2019) was an American financier and convicted sex offender. He is notorious for orchestrating a massive human trafficking ring, procuring at least 1,000 underage girls and young women for sexual exploitation by himse...
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat. She was the 67th United States secretary of state in the administration of Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, a U.S. senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009, and the first lady of the United St...
Law Hillary Clinton calls House Oversight questioning 'repetitive' in 6 hour deposition February 26, 2026 8:39 PM ET Saige Miller Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks outside the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center, after testifying before House lawmakers as part of a congressional investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein Thursday in Chappaqua, N.Y. Yuki Iwamura/AP hide caption toggle caption Yuki Iwamura/AP Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spent more than six hours in a closed-door deposition Thursday, facing questions from the House Oversight Committee. The Republican-led committee subpoenaed Clinton, and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, to appear in its investigation into convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The former president will take questions Friday from the committee. In a short press conference following the deposition, Hillary Clinton said she wished the proceedings had been public and that she and her attorneys have asked for transcripts and videos to be available as soon as possible. "It was disappointing that they refused to hold a public hearing so I wouldn't have to be out here characterizing it for you," she told reporters outside the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in New York where the hearing took place. "You could have seen it for yourself. We had asked for that. We think it would have been better for the committee and its efforts to gather whatever information they are seeking." Lamenting what she called "repetitive" questioning, Clinton said she would not appear before the committee again, even if the deposition were public. "I don't know how many times I had to say I did not know Jeffrey Epstein. I never went to his island, I never went to his home, I never went to his offices," she said. The former president, her husband Bill, did have a friendship with Epstein and photographs of him appear in the Epstein files. Bill Clinton has not be accused of wrongdoing. Clinton s...
