In a improvement that has captured vital consideration, former President Invoice Clinton has clarified his stance on whether or not President Donald Trump must be compelled to testify in Congress’s in depth investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Clinton has made it clear that he claims no data of any misconduct on this matter.
The Home Oversight Committee lately carried out depositions with each Invoice and Hillary Clinton to discover their connections to Epstein. On Monday afternoon, the committee launched movies of those beforehand unseen depositions, shedding gentle on hours of testimony.
In the course of the session, Congressman Robert Garcia of California, the main Democrat on the panel, questioned Clinton about the potential for subpoenaing Trump. Clinton, reasonably than immediately answering, redirected the choice again to Garcia, noting, “That’s so that you can determine, however he [Trump] did know him properly, and I as soon as had a quick dialogue with him about it.”
This historic event marked the primary occasion of a former US President being deposed by Congress. Leveraging this new precedent, some Democrats have expressed curiosity in having Trump testify. Nevertheless, Clinton remained impartial on this potential plan of action.
Following Clinton’s remarks, Garcia expressed his gratitude, after which a silence enveloped the room, as captured within the video of the testimony.
Garcia then thanked Clinton, and the room fell silent, the video of the testimony reveals.
After a pause, Clinton spoke up, providing clarifying info and noting how Garcia by no means requested a follow-up.
‘I hate this,’ Clinton declared after the lengthy pause. ‘However since there was no follow-up query, he’s by no means, the president, by no means, that is 20-something years in the past, by no means stated something to me to make me assume he was concerned in something improper.’
Invoice Clinton informed congressional investigators that he as soon as spoke to Donald Trump about Jeffrey Epstein, and that the Republican described on the time how he and Epstein had a falling out over an actual property deal
Notorious intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein and affiliate Ghislaine Maxwell on the White Home with Invoice Clinton
Clinton and Epstein in a photograph launched by the Division of Justice
Trump knew that Clinton had flown on Epstein’s personal jet after they spoke within the early 2000s, the Democrat testified
Clinton described a dialog he had with Trump about Epstein within the early 2000s – his solely dialogue with the Republican on the subject.
‘It was on his golf course,’ the previous President started.
Clinton stated he and Trump had been enjoying in a celeb golf match for a mutual buddy, Joe Torre, the previous common supervisor of the New York Yankees.
The charity occasion was an annual affair that Trump would provide up his golf course for, the Democrat stated.
‘And the day I used to be there, he would usually, Donald Trump, would come out and play just a few holes with us, and he in some way knew I had flown on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane,’ Clinton testified.
‘And he stated, you understand, we had some nice occasions collectively over time, however we fell out all due to an actual property deal. And he stated, I’m sorry, it occurred. That’s all.’
Hours later, Clinton once more clarified once more that Trump didn’t do something improper so far as he knew.
‘You understand, as I stated earlier, the one dialog I had with President Trump about this was within the early 2000s, and I’ve no info who had that he did something improper.
Clinton was grilled by lawmakers after pictures within the newly launched Epstein recordsdata confirmed him swimming with Maxwell and lounging in a scorching tub with an unidentified girl.
Requested about others within the scorching tub, Clinton stated: ‘I don’t assume there’s anyone within the scorching tub. I don’t even – I had forgotten that there was anyone within the scorching tub, nevertheless it was large.’
Clinton stated the photograph was from a lodge the place their group was staying throughout a piece journey for his charitable basis, including {that a} member of his Secret Service element was current on the pool.
The previous president denied data of Epstein’s crimes, stating: ‘There’s nothing that I noticed after I was round him that made me understand he was trafficking ladies.’
Requested whether or not he felt that Epstein and Maxwell fooled highly effective individuals, he responded: ‘I actually don’t know. I’ve thought of it lots, however in case you can determine it out I’d prefer to know.’
Trump and Clinton at a golf match in 2000
President Trump has stated that he doesn’t prefer to see Clinton investigated within the congressional Epstein probe. Nevertheless, Trump ordered Legal professional Normal Pam Bondi to analyze Clinton’s ties to Epstein in November
A portray of Invoice Clinton in a gown seen in Jeffrey Epstein’s dwelling in a picture launched by the Division of Justice on December 19, 2025
Trump has additionally defended Clinton throughout the Congressional investigation.
‘I don’t like seeing him deposed, however they definitely went after me much more than that,’ Trump stated final week. ‘Look, I like him, and I don’t like seeing him deposed.’
Trump informed NBC Information in early February: ‘It bothers me that anyone goes after Invoice Clinton.’
The assertion stood in stark distinction to a November Fact Social put up during which Trump known as on Legal professional Normal Pam Bondi to probe Clinton’s ties to Epstein.
‘I will probably be asking A.G. Pam Bondi, and the Division of Justice, along with our nice patriots on the FBI, to analyze Jeffrey Epstein’s involvement and relationship with Invoice Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman, J.P. Morgan, Chase, and lots of different individuals and establishments, to find out what was happening with them, and him,’ Trump wrote on November 14.
