Newly released footage from the House Oversight Committee has revealed a dramatic confrontation during Hillary Clinton’s closed-door deposition regarding Jeffrey Epstein. The proceedings nearly derailed when the former Secretary of State threatened to walk out after learning an unauthorized photograph from the hearing had been leaked to the public.
The tension escalated when Clinton’s legal team informed the room of the security breach. Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert admitted to sharing an image from inside the deposition room, though she claimed it was taken before the official proceedings began. Clinton responded by pounding her fist on the table, declaring, ‘I’m done with this. If you guys are doing that, I am done. You can hold me in contempt from now until the cows come home.’
Her legal representatives emphasized the irony that Clinton had previously requested an open hearing—which would have allowed real-time public viewing—but the committee had denied this petition. The deposition was temporarily paused following the exchange, with Clinton’s counsel later chastising the committee for what they termed ‘unacceptable, unprofessional, and unfair’ conduct.
The lengthy testimony, spanning over nine hours across separate sessions with both Hillary and Bill Clinton, covered numerous topics related to the Epstein investigation. In one particularly contentious moment, Rep. Boebert raised the thoroughly debunked ‘Pizzagate’ conspiracy theory, asking if Clinton had reviewed any Epstein files referencing the fabricated allegation. Clinton dismissed the line of questioning as outrageous, stating the theory had ‘ended up hurting a number of people.’
Meanwhile, Bill Clinton’s deposition included questions about his relationship with Epstein, which he characterized as a ‘brief acquaintance’ that ‘ended years before his crimes came to light.’ The former president denied any knowledge of Epstein’s wrongdoing and expressed hope that his cooperation would ‘prevent something like this from happening again.’
When questioned about Donald Trump’s potential testimony, Bill Clinton recalled a conversation at Trump’s golf course around 2002-2003 where Trump mentioned their friendship with Epstein had ended over ‘a real estate deal.’ Clinton noted Trump ‘never said anything to me to make me think he was involved in anything improper.’
The deposition also addressed a previously released photo showing Bill Clinton in a redacted hot tub image from the Epstein files. The former president explained the context of the image, describing it as taken during exhaustion at the end of a long Asia trip at the invitation of the Sultan of Brunei. He repeatedly stated he didn’t know the identity of the other person in the photo and denied any sexual activity occurred.