Hillary Clinton Deposition Paused After Leaked Photo as Bill Clinton Testifies for Six Hours
hillary clinton’s closed-door deposition before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee was paused after a photograph from the proceeding was shared with a conservative influencer, and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, testified for about six hours the following day. The interruptions and the high-profile testimony deepen a congressional probe into financier Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell at a moment when committee leaders say they still hope to extract more information.
Hillary Clinton deposition paused after Rep. Lauren Boebert shared photo
The deposition of hillary clinton was interrupted when Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert sent a photo of the closed-door proceeding to an influencer; the image was subsequently posted online by Benny Johnson, a right-wing YouTuber, who said Boebert had provided it. The committee’s rules prohibit outside press or photographers from taking pictures of the proceedings, and the leak prompted the pause. Boebert left the closed-door session and was defiant to reporters, answering "Why not?" when asked why she had shared the photo and sarcastically saying she admired Clinton’s blue suit and wanted to show it to everyone.
Bill Clinton’s six-hour closed-door testimony in Chappaqua
One day after the paused deposition, former President Bill Clinton sat for about six hours of closed-door testimony with the Republican-led House Oversight Committee in Chappaqua, New York, where the Clintons have a house. In his opening statement — which he posted on X — he said, "I saw nothing" and "did nothing wrong, " and criticized the panel for making his wife sit for a deposition. He added that, "As someone who grew up in a home with domestic abuse, 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. "
Committee leaders and members describe the exchange
Oversight Chair James Comer, R-Ky., called the session "very productive, " saying the former president "answered every question" or "attempted to answer every question. " Comer said "we learned some things" but "we were hoping to get more, " and described Clinton as "charming, " adding, "He’s got Southern people skills. " Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S. C., said Clinton answered questions "even when his attorneys told him to shut up. " Unlike his wife the day before, Bill Clinton did not speak to reporters after the deposition.
Pictures, denials and sworn declarations tied to Epstein files
Files released in connection with the Epstein probes include numerous pictures of Bill Clinton with Epstein and Maxwell; in some images he appears in a hot tub, swimming in a pool with Maxwell and sitting at a table with a woman on his leg. The pictures are undated and it is unclear where they were taken, and none suggests any wrongdoing. During the deposition, a person in the room said Clinton told lawmakers he did not know the woman pictured with him in a jacuzzi in Justice Department files and that he did not have sex with the woman when asked; the former president also repeatedly said he never visited Epstein’s island. was first to report this detail. The Clintons told the committee in sworn declarations last month that they had "no personal knowledge" of any "criminal activities" by Epstein or Maxwell.
Video, transcript and next steps for the Hillary Clinton deposition
The Hillary Clinton deposition is being recorded on video, and Comer has said that the recording will be released only after Clinton's attorneys have a chance to review it. The committee’s handling of the recording and the interruption for the leaked photo highlight procedural tensions in a Republican-led investigation that has subpoenaed participants; Bill Clinton criticized the inclusion of his wife in that process, saying, "Whether you subpoena 10 people or 10, 000, including her was simply not right. " Comer said he expects a video and transcript of the Hillary Clinton deposition to be made pub.
Photographs from the day show vehicles believed to be carrying Hillary Clinton arriving at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center on Feb. 26, 2026, the day she appeared for the deposition in the House Oversight Committee investigation of late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
What makes this notable is the rare appearance of a former president before Congress — Bill Clinton is the first sitting or former president to testify before members of Congress in more than 40 years — coupled with an unusual security breach inside a closed-door deposition that has paused proceedings and sharpened partisan disputes over the probe’s scope and procedures.
