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Bill Clinton: 'I Did Nothing Wrong'
Bill Clinton: 'I Did
Nothing Wrong'
Feb 27, 2026 11:37 AM CST

Bill Clinton: 'I Did Nothing Wrong'

Former president is testifying before a House panel about Jeffrey Epstein

(Newser) - On Thursday, Hillary Clinton testified about Jeffrey Epstein . Now it's her husband's turn before the House Oversight Committee. In an opening statement released before the closed-door session on Friday, Bill Clinton reiterated what he has stated previously, reports the BBC :
  • "First, I had no idea of the
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Ask Trump, Hillary Clinton Tells Panel Investigating Epstein

Former secretary of state testifies she doesn't know anything that would help the committee

(Newser) - Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used a closed-door appearance on Capitol Hill on Thursday to say, in effect, that lawmakers are asking the wrong person about Jeffrey Epstein. Testifying before the House Oversight Committee in Chappaqua, New York, the former first lady told lawmakers she has "no knowledge"...

Hillary Clinton Sits for House Grilling on Epstein

Closed-door interview will be followed by another with Bill Clinton on Friday

(Newser) - The moment Bill and Hillary Clinton unsuccessfully fought to avoid has arrived: their depositions in a House investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. Coverage:
  • Closed doors: Members of the House Oversight Committee will question the former secretary of state first on Thursday in a closed-door session, followed by the former president on
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Hillary Clinton Alleges Epstein 'Cover-Up'

Ex secretary of state demands full file release, decries congressional inquiry as biased

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton says the Trump administration isn't coming clean on Jeffrey Epstein as part of a "continuing cover-up." In a BBC interview from Berlin, the former secretary of state accused officials of "slow-walking" the release of Epstein-related documents and "redacting the names of men" in...

Maxwell Had Behind-the-Scenes Role in Clinton World

Newly released emails detail funding, planning work for Clinton Global Initiative

(Newser) - Freshly unsealed Justice Department documents reveal how deeply Ghislaine Maxwell embedded herself in Bill Clinton's post-White House world—and how that differed from Jeffrey Epstein's role. Emails in the Epstein case files show Maxwell was heavily involved in getting the first Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) conference off the...

Clintons Finalize Deal, Will Testify This Month

Bill and Hillary to appear separately before House panel investigating Epstein

(Newser) - The Clintons have finalized their deal to testify in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein: Hillary Clinton will appear before the House Oversight Committee on Feb. 26, and Bill Clinton the following day. It will be the first time that lawmakers have compelled a former president to testify, per the...

Trump Threatens to Sue Trevor Noah Over Joke

President slams Grammys telecast, goes after 'talentless' host for Epstein joke

(Newser) - President Trump hated the Grammys telecast so much that he might sue. In a 1am Truth Social post after the show aired, Trump pronounced the awards show as "the WORST, virtually unwatchable." The lawsuit threat came in regard to a joke by host Trevor Noah:
  • Noah: After Billie
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Panel's Democrats Help Pass Contempt Citations for Clintons

Vote sends criminal referrals over Epstein investigation subpoenas to full House

(Newser) - Democrats helped push Bill and Hillary Clinton a step closer to facing contempt of Congress charges on Wednesday. The Republican-led House Oversight Committee voted to recommend criminal contempt citations for the former president and former secretary of state over their refusals to testify in its investigation into sex offender Jeffrey...

Clintons Rebuff 'Invalid' Subpoenas for Epstein Probe

House GOP moves to hold former first couple in contempt, will vote next week

(Newser) - House Republicans are poised to escalate their clash with the Clintons over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The GOP-led House Oversight Committee plans to vote next week on holding both Bill and Hillary Clinton in criminal contempt of Congress after they refused to sit for depositions, Chair James Comer announced on...

House Panel Says Clintons Have Chosen Contempt

In a letter, couple say subpoenas in Jeffrey Epstein probe are meant to land them in prison

(Newser) - Bill and Hillary Clinton will defy the House Oversight Committee's deadlines to sit for closed-door depositions in its Jeffrey Epstein investigation, effectively telling the Republican chairman to go ahead and hold them in contempt of Congress . Rep. James Comer has been making that threat for months following subpoenas that...

Show Us What You Have, Clinton Aide Tells DOJ

Former president doesn't need protection on Epstein files, spokesperson says

(Newser) - Bill Clinton's staff says that if the Justice Department has any incriminating information on him in the Jeffrey Epstein files, it should put it all on the table—now. On Monday, Clinton spokesperson Angel Urena urged the DOJ to release every Epstein-related document involving the former president as it...

Early Takeaways From the New Epstein Files
Early Takeaways From
the New Epstein Files
the rundown
Dec 20, 2025 9:07 AM CST

Early Takeaways From the New Epstein Files

No major revelations so far, and Bill Clinton shows up a lot

(Newser) - Journalists have been poring over thousands of Jeffrey Epstein files newly released by the Justice Department , a mix of documents, photos, phone recordings, and videos. It's only the first part of a release mandated by Congress, but it will still take quite a bit of time for outlets to...

DOJ Releases Files, Partly Complying With Epstein Law

Criticism follows incomplete trove, redactions

(Newser) - The Justice Department on Friday started putting out a massive batch of records tied to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, meeting part—but not all—of a disclosure mandate Congress imposed and President Trump signed into law last month. Officials said the release would ultimately total several hundred thousand pages, with...

Clintons Face Threats of Contempt Over Epstein Probe

Comer threatens contempt proceedings as Clintons offer sworn statements only

(Newser) - A long-simmering clash between House Republicans and the Clintons over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation is nearing a decisive moment on Capitol Hill, the New York Times reports. Rep. James Comer, the Kentucky Republican who chairs the House Oversight Committee, is threatening to seek contempt of Congress charges if Bill and...

Newly Released Epstein Photos Feature Trump, Bill Clinton

House Democrats release another batch

(Newser) - House Democrats released a selection of photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including some of President Trump and former President Clinton, per the AP . The 19 photos released by Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee were a small part of more than 95,000 they received...

DOJ Pledges to Turn Over First Epstein Files This Week

Panel's deadline was Tuesday, and Democrats say the the department isn't in full compliance

(Newser) - The Justice Department has notified Congress it will start releasing documents related to Jeffrey Epstein as soon as Friday, according to Republican Rep. James Comer. The Kentucky Republican, who chairs a House Oversight subcommittee, said the DOJ committed to begin providing records the panel had subpoenaed, the Washington Post...

House Oversight Panel Issues a Flurry of Epstein Subpoenas

They want a look at depositions of Bill and Hillary Clinton, former attorneys general, FBI directors

(Newser) - The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the Justice Department on Tuesday for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, part of a congressional probe that lawmakers believe may show links to President Trump and other former top officials. The Republican-controlled committee also issued subpoenas for depositions with former President...

Trump's Impeachments Will Return to Smithsonian Exhibit

Museum says no government official had pressured it

(Newser) - Information about the impeachments of President Trump will be restored soon to an exhibit in the National Museum of American History, the Smithsonian announced Saturday. The change had left the exhibit suggesting that only three presidents—Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton—have been at serious risk of removal...

WSJ Reveals More Big Names in Epstein's Birthday Book

Bill Clinton, billionaire Leon Black, designer Vera Wang also among those who contributed, per paper

(Newser) - The Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal has been hitting hard at President Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein, including a recent report that Trump's name appeared multiple times in some capacity in the so-called Epstein files, and that he was informed of that fact by Attorney General Pam Bondi...

Clinton Endorses Andrew Cuomo
Clinton Endorses
Andrew Cuomo
Jun 22, 2025 1:15 PM CDT

Clinton Endorses Andrew Cuomo

Former president steps into New York's mayoral race two days before primary

(Newser) - Two days before New York City's Democratic mayoral primary, Bill Clinton has made a rare intervention in municipal politics on behalf of Andrew Cuomo . The former president taped a robocall aimed at increasing turnout among older voters, the New York Times reports. The endorsement of Cuomo, who was...

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