Lauren Boebert Photo Triggers Disruption as Bill Clinton Testifies He 'Did Nothing Wrong' in Epstein Deposition

Former President Bill Clinton told members of the House Oversight Committee that he had "no idea" about the scope of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes and that he "saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong" during a deposition held near his home in Chappaqua, N. Y. The testimony followed a lengthy appearance by Hillary Clinton and drew immediate attention after an image taken inside the closed-door proceedings by Rep. Lauren Boebert was posted online, prompting an hourlong disruption.

Bill Clinton's deposition in Chappaqua

Clinton met with the Republican-led Oversight Committee on Friday for a deposition about Jeffrey Epstein and the alleged network that facilitated decades of sex trafficking. He told committee members, "I know what I saw, and more importantly, what I didn't see, " and emphasized, "I know what I did, and more importantly, what I didn't do. " The exchange took place near his Chappaqua, N. Y., residence as congressional investigators pressed for answers about the broader investigation.

Hillary Clinton's six-hour appearance the day before

Hillary Clinton testified to the same committee for more than six hours on Thursday, providing an opening statement that said she did not remember ever meeting Epstein. She told the committee and later reporters that she never visited Epstein's island, homes, or offices and repeatedly denied knowledge of his criminal activity. In public remarks after the session she said, "I don't know how many times I had to say I did not know Jeffrey Epstein. " She also criticized the inquiry as a diversion, calling elements of the questioning "fishing expeditions. "

House Oversight Committee actions and James Comer

Republican Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Oversight Committee, said the American people had many questions the committee was committed to answering. Committee leaders forced both Clintons to agree to appear after months of back-and-forth by threatening contempt of Congress, an official action that led to the depositions. Comer acknowledged that at the moment the Clintons were not accused of wrongdoing but stressed the committee's aim to expand its knowledge of Epstein's alleged sex trafficking network.

Lauren Boebert image sparks hourlong disruption

The closed-door deposition process was interrupted when an image taken inside the session by GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert was posted online, creating an hourlong disruption during Hillary Clinton's testimony the previous day. The post drew immediate attention and forced a pause in the proceedings, underscoring the tensions surrounding the secretive sessions and the committee's efforts to keep testimony confidential.

Jeffrey Epstein's convictions and 2019 arrest

Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy financier who associated with prominent figures, was convicted in 2008 on two counts of soliciting prostitution. He was arrested again in 2019 on federal sex trafficking charges and died by suicide after a little over a month in custody. Those facts have formed the backdrop for the committee's current inquiry into the scope of Epstein's alleged criminal enterprise.

Reactions, denials and unexpected lines of questioning

Neither Bill nor Hillary Clinton has been accused of participating in Epstein's alleged crimes. After her deposition, Hillary Clinton said the questioning had veered into unrelated territory, including questions about UFOs and the baseless Pizzagate conspiracy. The tension between committee members and the Clintons, coupled with the public posting that disrupted testimony, illustrates why investigators have emphasized securing cooperation through formal compulsion rather than voluntary interviews.

What makes this notable is the compressed schedule of high-profile depositions—Hillary Clinton's more than six-hour session followed by Bill Clinton's appearance the next day—occurring after explicit threats of contempt to secure testimony. The timing matters because it has intensified public scrutiny of both the committee's investigative methods and the Clintons' responses while the probe seeks to map a decadeslong pattern of alleged abuse connected to Epstein.