The Republican-led House Oversight Committee on Monday released video recordings of its recent interviews with former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as part of its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The footage, each session running roughly four and a half hours and containing multiple redactions, captures moments of tense exchanges between the former first couple and Republican lawmakers. The videos were released days after Hillary Clinton testified under oath on Thursday and Bill Clinton followed on Friday, answering questions about Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
During his deposition, Bill Clinton recounted a conversation he said he had with Donald Trump more than two decades ago concerning Epstein.
“It was on his golf course,” Clinton said, recalling that they were playing in a charity event. He testified that Trump mentioned knowing Clinton had flown on Epstein’s aircraft and remarked, “You know, we had some great times together over the years, but we fell out all because of a real estate deal.” Clinton said Trump added, “I’m sorry it happened.”
Clinton told lawmakers that Trump “never said anything to make me think he was involved with anything improper in regard to Epstein, either.”
Reporting in 2019 by The Washington Post indicated that Trump and Epstein’s dispute centered on a Florida mansion both sought to purchase. Trump has said their relationship ended because he considered Epstein a “creep.” He has denied any wrongdoing and has not been accused by law enforcement in connection with Epstein.
Bill Clinton has acknowledged flying on Epstein’s plane in the early 2000s for travel related to the Clinton Foundation, before Epstein faced criminal charges. He has maintained he was unaware of Epstein’s criminal conduct at the time. Hillary Clinton has said she does not recall ever meeting Epstein but acknowledged knowing Maxwell socially. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. Neither of the Clintons has been charged with any crimes related to Epstein.
When asked whether he believed Maxwell should receive clemency — which she has sought from Trump — Bill Clinton declined to weigh in.
“I don’t think I should comment on that,” he said, adding that the allegations against Maxwell were difficult to process because “we were friendly with Ghislaine,” though he did not specify whom he meant by “we.”























