Before sitting down with the House Oversight Committee and testifying about Jeffrey Epstein, former President Bill Clinton is speaking out about his intentions.
“I’m here today for 2 reasons. The primary is that I really like my country. And America was built upon the concept no one is above the law, even Presidents — especially Presidents,” Clinton, 79, wrote in a press release shared via X on Friday, February 27. “Democracy requires one and all to play their part, and I hope that by being here today, we are able to bring ourselves a bit further away from the brink and back to being a rustic where we are able to disagree with each other civilly — where the seek for truth and justice outweighs the partisan urge to attain points and create spectacle. I’ll do my part, and I hope you’ll do yours.”
Although Clinton’s deposition is closed to the press, the forty second president of the USA desired to share why he agreed to take part in the investigation.
“The women and girls whose lives Jeffrey Epstein destroyed deserve not only justice, but healing. They’ve been waiting too long for each,” he said. “Though my temporary acquaintance with Epstein ended years before his crimes got here to light, and though I never witnessed during our limited interactions any indication of what was truly happening, I’m here to supply what little I do know in order that it would prevent anything like this from ever happening again.”
Epstein was arrested in July 2019 on federal charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy to traffic minors. He pleaded not guilty to the costs.
Before the 2019 federal case went to trial, Epstein died in a Recent York City jail on the age of 66. His death was ruled a suicide.
In recent months, Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Justice Department have released Epstein files required by law. While Clinton acknowledged that he may appear within the files, he denied any wrongdoing.
“First, I had no idea of the crimes Epstein was committing,” he said. “Irrespective of what number of photos you show me, I actually have two things that at the top of the day matter greater than your interpretation of those 20-year-old photos: I do know what I saw, and more importantly, what I didn’t see. I do know what I did, and more importantly, what I didn’t do. I saw nothing, and I did nothing flawed.”
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Although the general public won’t have the opportunity to look at Clinton’s testimony, the politician warned the general public that the committee may hear him say that “I don’t recall.”
“That is likely to be unsatisfying. But I’m not going to say something I’m unsure of,” he said. “Since I’m under oath, I won’t falsely state that I’m looking forward to your questions. But I’m able to answer them to the most effective of my abilities, consistent with the facts as I do know them.”
Just in the future before his testimony, Bill’s wife, Hillary Clinton, testified in front of the committee. In her testimony, the previous Secretary of State said she never related to Epstein.