Lauren Boebert photo disrupts Hillary Clinton deposition; lauren boebert image posted from closed hearing

The image taken from inside a closed-door deposition by lauren boebert triggered an hourlong disruption during Hillary Clinton’s testimony, one day before former President Bill Clinton sat for his own deposition and told the House Oversight Committee he had "no idea" about the scope of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes. The back-to-back sessions have intensified a Republican-led probe into Epstein and the network alleged to have facilitated decades of sex trafficking.

Bill Clinton insists he "did nothing wrong" in Chappaqua, N. Y., deposition

Former President Bill Clinton met with congressional investigators on Friday near his home in Chappaqua, N. Y., and told members of the House Oversight Committee, "I know what I saw, and more importantly, what I didn’t see. " He added, "I know what I did, and more importantly, what I didn’t do. I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong. " The deposition came as part of a lengthy investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and the network that is alleged to have enabled reported decades of sex trafficking.

Hillary Clinton’s six-hour deposition and public opening statement

Hillary Clinton spoke with the committee for more than six hours on Thursday in a closed-door deposition and released her opening statement to the public on Thursday morning. In that written statement she said she does not remember ever meeting Epstein and criticized Republicans for conducting what she called "fishing expeditions" instead of a "serious" investigation. In the opening text she wrote that she was compelled to testify "fully aware that I have no knowledge that would assist your investigation, in order to distract attention from President Trump’s actions and to cover them up despite legitimate calls for answers. "

Lauren Boebert’s image prompts hourlong disruption inside closed hearing

GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert took an image from inside the closed-door proceedings and it was posted online, prompting an hourlong disruption during Hillary Clinton’s testimony. The photograph and its online posting interrupted the closed session and drew attention to the handling of testimony in the hearings.

Committee pressure, contempt threats and James Comer’s remarks

The hearings followed months of back-and-forth between the Clintons and GOP leaders of the committee, who ultimately forced the couple to agree to appear by threatening to hold them in contempt of Congress. Republican Rep. James Comer, chair of the Oversight Committee, spoke with reporters before Bill Clinton’s deposition and said, "I think the American people have a lot of questions and our [committee] is committed to getting answers. " On Thursday morning Comer also said, "No one’s accusing, at this moment, the Clintons of any wrongdoing … but we have a lot of questions. " The point of these hearings, he said, was to expand the committee’s knowledge of the sex traffi

Jeffrey Epstein’s history, conviction, 2019 arrest and death

Jeffrey Epstein, described in the hearings as a wealthy financier who regularly spent time with some of the world’s richest and most powerful men, was accused of running a sprawling criminal operation that victimized dozens of underage girls over multiple decades. He was convicted on two counts of soliciting prostitution in 2008 in what is now widely viewed as a sweetheart deal that spared him from more serious punishment. He was arrested again in 2019 on federal sex trafficking charges and died by suicide after a little over a month in custody. Neither Bill Clinton nor Hillary Clinton has been accused of being part of Epstein’s many alleged crimes.

Hillary Clinton’s post-hearing comments on Epstein, UFOs and Pizzagate

After her deposition, Hillary Clinton told reporters, "I don’t know how many times I had to say I did not know Jeffrey Epstein. " She added, "I never went to his island. I never went to his homes. I never went to his offices. So it’s on the record numerous times. " Clinton also said the questioning shifted into other subjects toward the end of her testimony: "It then got, at the end, quite unusual because I started being asked about UFOs and a series of questions about Pizzagate, " she said, referencing the debunked conspiracy theory that alleged a Democrat-led child sex ring operating in the basement of a Washington, D. C., pizza shop.