Feb. 27 (UPI) — Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to testify Friday in front of the House Oversight Committee after his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did on Thursday.
The testimony will happen in Chappaqua, N.Y., in the town’s performing arts center, where he’ll be asked about his involvement with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Bill Clinton has denied any wrongdoing and has not been accused of any crimes in relation to the Epstein files.
“No one’s accusing, at this moment, the Clintons of any wrongdoing. They’re going to have due process,” committee chair James Comer, R-Ky., said before the deposition.
Epstein visited the White House at least 17 times in the early part of Clinton’s presidency, White House visitor records say. But Bill Clinton said he cut ties with Epstein around 2005.
On Thursday, Hillary Clinton testified that she never really knew Epstein, that she doesn’t remember meeting him and that she has “no knowledge” that would help the panel’s investigation. She called the deposition “political theater.”
The Clintons have asked for open testimony, but the committee has said they must have a closed-door deposition first. When subpoenaed, they didn’t comply for several months until the House nearly voted to find them in contempt.
While Hillary Clinton testified, a photo of the testimony was posted on X Thursday, sent to far-right influencer Benny Johnson by committee member Lauren Boebert, R-Colo. When she was asked by reporters why she did it, she answered: “Why not?” The proceedings were stopped for a short time while the committee tried to determine how the photo was leaked from the closed-door deposition.