Bill Clinton on Jeffrey Epstein: ‘I did nothing wrong’

Former President Bill Clinton was set to inform the House Oversight Committee on Friday morning in testimony about Jeffrey Epstein that “I saw nothing and I did nothing wrong” throughout their instances flying collectively or socializing.

“First, I had no idea of ​​the crimes Epstein was committing,” Clinton deliberate to say throughout his closed-door deposition, which was underway in Chappaqua, New York.

“No matter how many photos you show me, I have two things that at the end of the day matter more than your interpretation of those 20-year-old photos. I know what I saw, and more importantly, what I didn’t see,” Clinton mentioned to say.

“I know what I did, and more importantly, what I didn’t do,” he deliberate to say. “I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong.”

“As someone who grew up in a home with domestic abuse, not only would I not have flown on his plane if I had any inkling of what he was doing — I would have turned him into myself and led the call for justice for his crimes, not sweetheart deals,” Clinton deliberate to say.

“But even with 20/20 hindsight, I saw nothing that ever gave me pause.”

Clinton additionally blasted the committee for forcing his spouse, former Secretary of State Hillary Clintonto testify in regards to the infamous intercourse predator Epstein on Thursday. The committee issued subpoenas to each Clintons demanding their testimony, and threatened to carry them in contempt of Congress in the event that they didn’t comply.

Hillary Clinton says she has instructed the panel that she neither recollects ever assembly Epstein, or having information of his sexual abuse of younger ladies and underage ladies.

“Before we start, I have to get personal,” Bill Clinton mentioned, in accordance with ready testimony that his X account posted.

“You made Hillary come in. She had nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. Nothing. She has no memory of even meeting him,” the previous president was set to say.

“She neither traveled with him nor visited any of his properties. Whether you subpoenaed 10 people or 10,000, including her was simply not right.”

The House Oversight Committee has not sought testimony from President donald trump about Epstein.

The two males have been pals for years earlier than falling out within the early 2000s.

Epstein was arrested in July 2019 on federal baby intercourse trafficking costs, throughout Trump’s first presidential administration.

Epstein killed himself weeks later in a federal jail in New York City.

Trump mentioned that thousands and thousands of paperwork associated to Epstein that have been lately launched by the Department of Justice exonerated him of any wrongdoing.

Trump for months final yr opposed the invoice in Congress that may power the DOJ to launch these information. He dropped his opposition when it turned clear Congress would move that invoice, after which he signed it into regulation in late November.