Hillary Clinton gives testimony to US Congress, says she has no information on Epstein
發佈日期: 2026-02-27 21:38
TVB News
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told members of Congress she had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, starting off two days of depositions that will also include former US President Bill Clinton.
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in an opening statement she shared on social media. "I had no idea about their criminal activities, I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein."
She said "like every decent person, I have been horrified by what we have learned about Jeffery Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes."
The closed-door deposition concluded Thursday after over six hours of Hillary Clinton giving an answer to every question.
The depositions in the Clintons' hometown of Chappaqua, north of New York City, come after months of tense back-and-forth between the former Democratic First Couple and the Republican-controlled House Oversight Committee as it investigates Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial.
It will be the first time that a former US president has been forced to testify before Congress.
Yet the demand for a reckoning over Epstein's abuse of underage girls has become a near-unstoppable force on Capitol Hill and beyond.
The Clintons agreed to testify after their offers of sworn statements were rebuffed by the Oversight panel and its chairman threatened criminal contempt of Congress charges against them.
Clinton has previously said her husband flew with Epstein for charitable trips but that she did not recall ever meeting Epstein.
She had also interacted with Maxwell, Epstein's former girlfriend and confidant, at conferences hosted by the Clinton Foundation.
Maxwell, a British socialite, also attended the 2010 wedding of their daughter, Chelsea Clinton.
As she exited the event center where the deposition was held, Hillary Clinton told reporters Maxwell had come to the wedding as a guest of someone else.
She also said the deposition should have been done in public and not behind closed doors.
She said, "I answered every one of their questions as fully as I could, based on what I knew. It was disappointing that they refused to hold a public hearing so I wouldn't have to be out here characterising it for you. You could have seen it for yourself. We had asked for that. We think it would have been better for the committee, and its efforts to gather whatever information they are seeking."
Bill Clinton, however, has emerged as a top target for Republicans amid the political struggle over who receives the most scrutiny for their ties to Epstein.
Several photos of the former president were included in the first tranche of Epstein files released.
Clinton has not been accused of wrongdoing in his relationship with Epstein.
