Hillary Clinton deposition paused after leaked photo as Bill Clinton gives rare closed-door testimony saying 'I saw nothing'
The House Oversight Committee’s inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein took two dramatic turns this week: the deposition of Hillary Clinton was paused after a leaked photo from inside the closed-door proceeding, and former President Bill Clinton then sat for a rare closed-door deposition in which he said, "I saw nothing" and "did nothing wrong. " These developments matter because they have intensified scrutiny of both Clintons and the committee's handling of confidential testimony.
Hillary Clinton deposition paused over leaked photo
The deposition of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was paused when Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert sent a photo of the closed-door proceeding to a conservative influencer, who posted the image online and said Boebert had provided it. The committee records the depositions on video, but the chair has said the video will be released only after Clinton's attorneys have a chance to review it. Committee rules do not permit outside press or photographers to take photos of the proceedings. Boebert left the deposition defiant and, when asked why she had shared the photo, replied, "Why not?" She also sarcastically remarked that she admired Clinton's blue suit and wanted to show it to everyone.
Bill Clinton's closed-door testimony: denials and criticism of the panel
One day after Hillary Clinton's roughly six-hour interview, former President Bill Clinton testified in a closed-door session before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee. He told committee members, "I saw nothing" and "did nothing wrong, " and he criticized the panel for making his wife sit for a deposition. He said he grew up in a home with domestic abuse and that, had he any inkling of Epstein's conduct, he would not have flown on his plane and would have turned Epstein in and called for justice for his crimes. He posted his opening statement online.
What Bill Clinton acknowledged and denied
During the deposition, Bill Clinton acknowledged knowing and traveling with Jeffrey Epstein but insisted that Hillary Clinton had "nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein" and had "no memory of even meeting him. " He wrote that "whether you subpoena 10 people or 10, 000, including her was simply not right. " He also repeatedly said he never visited Epstein's island. The former president concluded his opening remarks by saying that, because he was under oath, he would answer questions to the best of his abilities, consistent with facts as he knew them, including the legitimate, the logical and even the outlandish.
Photos and files released in the Epstein probes
Files released in connection with the Epstein investigations include numerous pictures of Bill Clinton with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. In some images, Bill Clinton is shown in a hot tub, swimming in a pool with Maxwell and sitting at a table with a woman sitting on his leg. The pictures are undated and it is unclear where they were taken. None of the images suggests wrongdoing. During his deposition, Clinton said he did not know the woman pictured with him in a jacuzzi in the Justice Department's release of files and said he did not have sex with the woman when asked during his testimony. A person in the room for his deposition relayed those responses.
Committee dynamics, timing and reactions
Committee Chair James Comer called the day a historical moment for Congress and said that no one was being accused of wrongdoing while insisting the American people have many questions that the committee is committed to answering. Comer said he expected the former president's deposition to take even longer than his wife's testimony and noted the meetings were taking place in Chappaqua, New York, where the Clintons have a house. He expected the video and transcript of the Hillary Clinton deposition to be made public sometime Friday or Saturday and said he would release the Bill Clinton video and transcript as quickly as possible. Rep. Robert Garcia, the committee's top Democrat, said the committee has real questions that deserve answers and reiterated calls for the panel to question President Donald Trump as well.
Timelines and courtroom atmosphere
The Clinton interview began around 11 a. m. ET, a person familiar with the proceedings said. About an hour into Bill Clinton's deposition, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna told reporters that he was being very cooperative and answering all of the committee's questions. On the day Hillary Clinton appeared for her deposition, vehicles believed to be carrying the former secretary of state arrived at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in Chappaqua, New York, on Feb. 26, 2026.
Recent updates indicate the situation remains fluid and details may evolve as the committee finalizes video and transcript releases and addresses the breach that paused the Hillary Clinton deposition.
