Bill Clinton blasts Republicans for deposing Hillary, says 'I did nothing wrong'"I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong," he said in his opening statement.ByLalee Ibssa, Sarah Beth Hensley, and Lauren PellerFebruary 27, 2026, 11:14 PMFormer President Bill Clinton, in his opening statement at his historic closed-door deposition before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee on Friday, denied any knowledge of the crimes committed by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, going on to say making his wife Hillary Clinton testify "was simply not right."In his statement as released, he stated that he will often say, "I do not recall" throughout his questioning because the events were "all a long time ago.""I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong," Clinton said, according to the statement.DOJ reposts purported photo of Howard Lutnick on Epstein's islandSeveral hours after the deposition, Clinton released a video message on social media, reiterating much of what he prepared for his opening statement, denying having any indication of Epstein's crimes."When the video of my testimony today is released, I hope it will motivate everyone to go in front of Congress, to say what they know. I hope it will motivate the Justice Department to finally release all the files and to ensure that this never happens again. The survivors deserve that," Clinton said.He added, "Though my brief acquaintance with Epstein ended years before his crimes came to light, and though I never witnessed during ou
Bill Clinton blasts Republicans for deposing Hillary, says 'I did nothing wrong'"I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong," he said in his opening statement.ByLalee Ibssa, Sarah Beth Hensley, and Lauren PellerFebruary 27, 2026, 11:14 PMFormer President Bill Clinton, in his opening statement at his historic closed-door deposition before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee on Friday, denied any knowledge of the crimes committed by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, going on to say making his wife Hillary Clinton testify "was simply not right."In his statement as released, he stated that he will often say, "I do not recall" throughout his questioning because the events were "all a long time ago.""I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong," Clinton said, according to the statement.DOJ reposts purported photo of Howard Lutnick on Epstein's islandSeveral hours after the deposition, Clinton released a video message on social media, reiterating much of what he prepared for his opening statement, denying having any indication of Epstein's crimes."When the video of my testimony today is released, I hope it will motivate everyone to go in front of Congress, to say what they know. I hope it will motivate the Justice Department to finally release all the files and to ensure that this never happens again. The survivors deserve that," Clinton said.He added, "Though my brief acquaintance with Epstein ended years before his crimes came to light, and though I never witnessed during ou