Hillary Clinton halted her testimony against Jeffrey Epstein after House Oversight Committee photos were leaked to conservative commentator Benny Johnson via Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert. Taking and leaking photos of the former secretary of state during her testimony was considered a possible violation of rules. “The hearing is currently off the record, in violation of House rules that were read at the beginning of the session,” a Clinton staffer told reporters.The staffer said watchdogs are seeking to find out “where the photos came from” and “why members of Congress may have violated House rules.”Boebert defended the unauthorized photo of Hillary and said Benny did nothing wrong by posting it. “Benny did nothing wrong. Keep going with the testimony,” Boebert said on her own X account.“This is crazy. The deposition is being filmed. Hillary wants it live on TV. The entire deposition will be released soon. Rep. Boebert gave me permission to post a signed photo. Hillary is trying to stop answering questions about Epstein because of a photo!?!” Benny posted.
No new information on Epstein: Never flown on his plane, never visited his island
Hillary Clinton tells office workers she has no new information about Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell. “I know nothing about their criminal activities. I have no recollection of ever meeting Mr. Epstein. I have never been on his plane and I have never been to his home or office on the island,” she said in her opening statement, which she posted on X and delivered during a closed hearing with lawmakers.“[Y]You forced me to testify, fully aware that I did not know any information that would assist your investigation. to distract the president [Donald] Trump’s actions and covering them up despite legitimate demands for answers,” she wrote in her statement.“If this committee was serious about getting to the bottom of Epstein’s human trafficking crimes, it would not have relied on the press to get answers from the sitting president about his involvement; it would have asked him directly, under oath, about the tens of thousands of times he appears in the Epstein dossier,” the statement said.The interview took place in Chappaqua, New York, where the Clintons have a home. The committee will meet with former President Bill Clinton on Friday for similar testimony.
