During nearly six hours of testimony before the House Oversight Committee, former President Bill Clinton said he “saw nothing” and did nothing wrong when he associated with Jeffrey Epstein decades ago.
In the end, the lawmakers questioned Hillary Clinton (yesterday) for longer than they questioned Bill Clinton, even though she never met Jeffrey Epstein.
Former President Bill Clinton is testifying before a closed-door session as part of the Republican-led inquiry into the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Clinton said before the session that he did “nothing wrong.” Follow live updates. https://t.co/3BzdK3p6U0
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 27, 2026
From the New York Times:
In an opening statement that he posted on social media, Mr. Clinton acknowledged that he had a relationship with Mr. Epstein and that he was willing to answer questions about it.
But he insisted that he never knew about Mr. Epstein’s crimes and cut off his association with him long before his first guilty plea on sex crimes charges.
“I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong,” he said. “Even with 20/20 hindsight, I saw nothing that ever gave me pause. We are only here because he hid it from everyone so well for so long.”
[Committee chair Rep. James Comer of Kentucky] told reporters that Mr. Clinton had demurred when Democrats asked if he believed that the current president should testify.
“That’s for you to decide,” Mr. Clinton replied, according to Mr. Comer, who added that the former president said he had never seen anything to make him think Mr. Trump was involved with Mr. Epstein.
House Democrats disputed that account and reiterated their call to release a full transcript to clear up any confusion.
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 in myself and led the call for justice for his crimes, not sweetheart deals. pic.twitter.com/0rX8cat5Pu
— Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) February 27, 2026
According to the Times, the one curt moment from Clinton came when he chided the committee for bringing Hillary in to testify: “You made Hillary come in. She had nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. Nothing.”
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) told reporters during a break: “A new precedent has been set in America today. Now we have the ‘Clinton Rule,’ which is that presidents and their families have to testify when Congress issues a subpoena.”
Ro Khanna just flipped the script on Trump. If Republicans can drag Bill and Hillary Clinton in to testify about Epstein, then Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Howard Lutnick, etc. should testify too. Send out the subpoenas!!! pic.twitter.com/VGYYN097bd
— Harry Sisson (@harryjsisson) February 27, 2026
In related news, Donald Trump told reporters today he “doesn’t like” seeing the former president deposed. I wonder why…???
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