The House Committee on Oversight and Reform released videos of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton‘s testimonies on Monday following last week’s hours-long depositions related to lawmakers’ extensive Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
The videos of Hillary and Bill, which totaled more than nine hours in combined total length, were taken last Thursday and last Friday, respectively. Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said they amounted to “an historical” interview of the Clintons following widespread interest in their testimony over their references in the Epstein files release.
One of the highlights from former President Clinton’s deposition includes a section where he is questioned by Ranking Member Robert Garcia (D-CA) about whether the committee should subpoena President Donald Trump as part of its sweeping investigation into the late convicted sex offender Epstein.
Clinton responded, “that’s for you to decide,” before stating he had no information to suggest Trump committed any wrongdoing related to Epstein, according to the newly released deposition video.
Although both Clintons eventually complied with the subpoena, it came after a tense fight between House leadership and even threats of contempt of Congress after they initially failed to cooperate. They both offered separate statements defending their decisions to comply, but stressed that they were ignorant of Epstein’s sex trafficking crimes.
The purpose of the committee is to investigate past governmental failures that allowed a figure like Epstein, who traveled the world for more than two decades but was only charged in 2019 with facilitating sex trafficking of minors, to evade accountability for so long.
Democrats have turned their attention to calling on members of Trump’s cabinet to be interviewed, including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, whose name appeared in emails from the Justice Department’s release of Epstein files last month.
A full written transcript of both testimonies is still being drafted and will be released at a later date.
The committee is slated to interview a former accountant and attorney for Epstein later this month as its investigation is ongoing.