Bill Clinton was asked directly before the House of Representatives’ Oversight Committee in New York whether he believes that Jeffrey Epstein killed himself.
On January 20, the U.S. Department of Justice released more than three million files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Last week, former President Bill Clinton — who has not been accused of wrongdoing — testified before the House of Representatives’ Oversight Committee in New York.
Newly released footage from the closed-door depositions captures a series of exchanges tied to the ongoing investigations into Epstein. Clinton was questioned behind closed doors over two days. His testimony followed Hillary Clinton’s deposition the day before at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center.
The couple had previously resisted calls to testify before the congressional committee. According to BBC News, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said in early February that it “became clear that we would hold them in contempt” and that the Clintons subsequently “caved.” Bill Clinton is the first sitting or former president to be compelled to testify before Congress.
Bill Clinton on Epsteins death
Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender, died in a New York prison cell in August 2019 while awaiting trial. During the deposition, Clinton was asked directly: “I would just like to ask you, personally and directly: do you believe that Jeffrey Epstein killed himself?”
In response, Cheryl Mills, a longtime counselor to the Clinton family, asked: “Are you asking him to speculate on how Mr. Epstein died?”
A committee member then reframed the question, asking whether Clinton’s “friend” Jeffrey Epstein was suicidal. Mills again intervened, disputing the characterization of the relationship and insisting that Clinton and Epstein were not friends but merely “friendly.”
According to UNILAD, Clinton eventually responded: “I don’t know. I don’t know what the medical finding was. I think maybe he finally got caught and– I don’t know.”
He continued: “I’ve accepted in my own mind that I don’t know.” When pressed to clarify what he had accepted, Clinton replied: “That he did, but I don’t know. And neither do you. None of us know.”
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