Hillary Clinton deposition paused as Bill Clinton tells panel he 'saw nothing' and 'did nothing wrong'
hillary clinton's closed-door deposition was paused after a Republican lawmaker shared a photograph, and one day later former President Bill Clinton began his own closed-door testimony in Chappaqua, New York, saying he "saw nothing" and "did nothing wrong" in connection with Jeffrey Epstein — comments that came as the committee pressed both Clintons about their ties to Epstein and co‑conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.
Hillary Clinton deposition paused after leaked photo
The House Oversight Committee paused the deposition of hillary clinton after Rep. Lauren Boebert sent a photo of the closed-door proceeding to a conservative influencer. Benny Johnson, a right‑wing YouTuber, posted the image online and said Boebert had provided it. Committee rules bar outside press or photographers from taking pictures during the proceedings, and the deposition is being recorded on video; the committee chair said that video will be released only after Clinton's attorneys have a chance to review it.
Boebert, R‑Colo., left the closed-door session and was defiant when questioned by reporters. She violated committee protocol by sharing the photo, and when asked why she had done so she replied, "Why not?" She also sarcastically said she admired Clinton's blue suit and wanted to show it to everyone. A photograph taken on the day of the deposition showed vehicles of a motorcade believed to be carrying former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arriving at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in Chappaqua, New York, on Feb. 26, 2026; the image credited Shannon Stapleton.
Bill Clinton tells panel 'I saw nothing' and defends his wife
In a posted opening statement, Bill Clinton said he "saw nothing" and "did nothing wrong" and criticized the panel for making his wife sit for a deposition. He said he had grown up in a home with domestic abuse and that "not only would I not have flown on his plane if I had any inkling of what he was doing—I would have turned him in myself and led the call for justice for his crimes. " He acknowledged knowing and traveling with Epstein and said his wife had "nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein" and "no memory of even meeting him. "
Clinton wrote, "Whether you subpoena 10 people or 10, 000, including her was simply not right. " His statement concluded: "Since I am under oath, I will not falsely state that I am looking forward to your questions. But I am ready to answer them to the best of my abilities, consistent with the facts as I know them: the legitimate, the logical and even the outlandish. " The former president's testimony took place in a closed-door setting one day after the committee had questioned Hillary Clinton for around six hours about what she knew about Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Timing, setting and committee reaction
The Clinton interview began around 11 a. m. ET. Committee Chair James Comer called the proceedings "a historical day for the United States Congress" and said "No one is accusing anyone of any wrongdoing, but I think the American people have a lot of questions and our House Oversight Committee is committed to getting answers. " Comer said he expected Bill Clinton's deposition to take "even longer" than his wife's testimony and said he expects the video and transcript of Hillary Clinton's deposition to be made public sometime Friday or Saturday, with the Bill Clinton video and transcript released "as quickly" as possible.
About an hour into Bill Clinton's deposition, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna told reporters he was "being very cooperative" and "answering all of our questions. " Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the committee, said "we have real questions that deserve serious answers" from the former president and reiterated calls for the panel to question President Donald Trump as well. The Clintons had told the committee in sworn declarations last month that they had "no personal knowledge" of any "criminal activities" by Epstein or Maxwell.
Flight logs, plane trips and an unclear fragment in the record
Hillary Clinton has said she has no recollection of ever having met Epstein. Bill Clinton acknowledged he flew on Epstein's plane in 2002 and 2003 while traveling internationally for the Clinton Foundation and said in his declaration that Epstein "offered a plane that was big enough to accommodate me, my staff and my U. S. Secret Service detail, in support of visiting the Foundation's philanthropic work. " While President Trump has accused him of having taken dozens of trips to Epstein's island in the Caribbean, Bill Clinton said in his declaration that he was never there.
A fragment in the provided context references White House chief of staff Susie Wiles making a comment in an interview with Vanity Fair last year, but that fragment is cut off and unclear in the provided context.
The committee has paused Hillary Clinton's deposition and continues Bill Clinton's closed-door testimony in Chappaqua. Comer said the committee plans to post the Hillary Clinton video and transcript sometime Friday or Saturday and will release Bill Clinton's materials as quickly as possible once reviewed.
