Hillary Clinton again marked distances this Thursday with Jeffrey Epstein. The former Secretary of State and former First Lady of the United States appeared before a congressional committee and, after several hours of questioning, insisted that she never personally knew the financier convicted of sexual crimes and who died in prison in 2019.
“I never met Jeffrey Epstein“, she told the press from Chappaqua (New York), where she lives with former President Bill Clinton. The appearance was held behind closed doors at the request of the committee, controlled by Republicans, and will continue this Friday with the testimony of her husband.
Clinton assured that during the session she had to repeat on numerous occasions that she did not have any type of relationship with Epstein. “I don’t know how many times I had to say that I don’t know Jeffrey Epstein. I never went to his island, nor to his house, nor to his offices,” he stressed.
Criticism of the committee and complaint for a leak
Beyond denying any link, the former Secretary of State expressed her discomfort at the development of the hearing. He defined the interrogation as “repetitive and unproductive” and regretted that the questions were asked “literally over and over again.”
The session even had to be temporarily interrupted despite the fact that the procedure was confidential. According to reports, the image was captured by Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert.
“The leak of the photograph is very disturbing, because it suggests that they could violate other agreements”Clinton warned, questioning respect for the rules established for the hearing.
Coincidences with Ghislaine Maxwell
Hillary Clinton did acknowledge having met Ghislaine Maxwell on some occasionsEpstein collaborator convicted of sex trafficking, in acts related to the Clinton Foundation. However, he stressed that these coincidences do not imply any relationship with the financier.
“Like any decent person, I was horrified when I learned of his crimes”he noted, insisting that he was completely unaware of Epstein’s criminal activities.
He had already accused the Republican committee of using his subpoena as a political maneuver to divert attention from other issues, including the alleged relationship between former President Donald Trump and Epstein.
Bill Clinton will testify this Friday
The former president Bill Clinton will testify before the same committee this Friday. In the past, he has acknowledged having made several trips in the early 2000s on the private plane of Epsteinalthough he assured that he did it for philanthropic reasons and that he had no knowledge of the magnate’s crimes.
they agreed to appear after the threat of being accused of contempt and have requested that their testimonies be made public, arguing that they have nothing to hide.
The appearance of the former Secretary of State is part of the parliamentary investigation into the links of political and business figures with Epstein, a case that continues to generate tension in Washington and that keeps relevant names in American politics under scrutiny.
