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Former US President Bill Clinton denied any wrongdoing Friday during a congressional deposition probing his connections to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein while calling on others to testify.
“I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong,” Clinton said in his opening statement, which he shared on social media.
He noted that no person is above the law, “even presidents …especially presidents,” without naming President Donald Trump directly.
Trump has also appeared in Epstein’s files.
Clinton, who has admitted to interactions with Epstein but said he never visited Epstein’s private Caribbean island, also warned against partisan divisions overshadowing the search for truth.
“I hope that by being here today, we can bring ourselves just a little further from the brink, and back to being a country where we can disagree civilly and we can search for truth and justice, and it outweighs the partisan urge to score points and create spectacle,” he said.
“I hope it will motivate everyone to go in front of Congress to say what they know,” he said, without naming anyone.
House Republicans, including committee chair James Comer, described the deposition as productive.
Comer said, “We believe this was a very productive deposition that President Clinton answered every question — or attempted to answer every question.”
Republican member Nancy Mace alleged “inconsistencies” in Clinton’s testimony but provided no examples.
Democrats, including Suhas Subramanyam, maintained that Trump should be questioned.
“Let’s be real, we are talking to the wrong president,” said Subramanyam, who also stated that Clinton had not dodged any questions.
Previously unseen photos released from the files show Clinton with Epstein associates, though Clinton said his interactions were tied to humanitarian work for the Clinton Foundation.
Clinton said in his opening statement, “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.”
The depositions are being held behind closed doors in Chappaqua, New York. Clinton’s wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, testified Thursday, insisting Trump also needs to appear before the panel.
Both Clintons had at first resisted subpoenas but complied after threats of contempt from Republicans.
Epstein, convicted in 2008 of soliciting sex from minors, died in a New York jail cell in 2019. He faced federal sex trafficking charges at the time of his death, which was ruled a suicide.
