Hillary Clinton revealed that she was asked some “unusual” questions during a House Oversight Committee hearing involving her relationship with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. Clinton spoke to the media after hours of testimony in Chappaqua, New York, where she revealed she had been asked questions about UFOs and the debunked Pizzagate conspiracy theory.
“I don’t know how many times I have to say I don’t know Jeffrey Epstein. I’ve never been to his island. I’ve never been to his home,” Hillary Clinton said.
“Eventually, things got really unusual because I started getting asked questions about UFOs and a series of questions about Pizzagate, one of the most vile false conspiracy theories spread on the internet.”
Clinton did not say who raised the issue. UFO and the Pizzagate conspiracy theory.
The hearing lasted nearly seven hours but was briefly interrupted after Lauren Boebert leaked photos of the closed-door testimony to conservative podcaster Benny Johnson. No photography was allowed during the hearing, which was briefly halted due to an alleged violation of House rules.
Boebert defended himself, saying Bennie Johnson “did nothing wrong.” It’s unclear whether the House representative from Colorado’s 4th Congressional District will face any action.
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What is the Pizzagate conspiracy theory?
pizza door This is a debunked conspiracy theory that emerged in late 2016, accusing top Democratic politicians of running a child sex trafficking ring out of Comet Ping Pong, a pizza parlor. washington d.c.. It falsely claimed that Hillary Clinton and her campaign chairman John Podesta were involved.
The accusations surfaced based on emails misread by WikiLeaks that contained so-called “code words” such as “pizza” for pedophiles. After WikiLeaks published Podesta’s emails, they went viral on platforms such as 4chan and Reddit.
What Hillary Clinton said in her testimony
Hillary Clinton tells House Oversight Committee she never met Jeffrey Epstein. She also defended her husband, Bill Clinton, over his past ties to Epstein. The former president insists he severed ties with Epstein before his crimes became widely known.
She also accused Republicans of covering up Donald Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein. “I know nothing about their criminal activities. I have no recollection of ever meeting Mr. Epstein. I have never flown on his plane or been to his home or office on the island,” the 78-year-old said in his opening remarks.
