Bill and Hillary Clinton deposition videos: View their testimony to the House Oversight Committee

The videos of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton's depositions with the House Oversight Committee last week have been released.  The depositions are part of a congressional investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 

The hours-long depositions were held behind closed doors at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in Chappaqua, New York, not far from where the Clinton's live. Hillary Clinton's deposition took place Thursday, Feb. 26 and Bill Clinton's on Friday, Feb. 27.

Watch Hillary Clinton's Deposition on the Epstein Probe

Watch Bill Clinton's Deposition on the Epstein Probe

Timeline of Hillary Clinton's deposition on Jeffrey Epstein

Hillary Clinton deposition underway

11 a.m. ET: Hillary Clinton's deposition is underway behind closed doors at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in Chappaqua, New York, not far from where the Clinton's live.

Hillary Clinton opening statement on X

11:08 a.m. ET: Hillary Clinton shares her opening statement on X.

Hillary Clinton testifies she has no information on Epstein’s criminal activities

11:35 a.m. ET: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tells U.S. House lawmakers she had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s or Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes.

"I had no idea about their criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein," Hillary Clinton said in an opening statement she shared on social media.

Hillary Clinton deposition paused over leaked photo

12:43 p.m. ET: The House Oversight Committee’s deposition of Hillary Clinton is being paused after Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert sent a photo of the closed-door proceeding to a conservative influencer, according to the Associated Press. 

Benny Johnson, a right-wing YouTuber, posted a photo of Clinton at the deposition online and said Boebert had provided it.

The deposition is being recorded on video, but Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., has said that will only be released after Clinton’s attorneys have a chance to review it. The committee’s rules do not allow outside press or photographers to take photos of the proceedings.

Hillary Clinton deposition resumes

1:28 p.m. ET: After a pause, the House Oversight Committee’s deposition of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has restarted.

The Associated Press reported that it was put on hold after Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert shared a photo of Clinton at the closed-door proceeding with a conservative influencer who posted it on social media.

The photo violated committee rules for depositions, but Boebert posted on social media that the influencer "did nothing wrong."

Hillary Clinton demands media be allowed into her deposition following photo leak 

3:09 p.m. ET: The former Secretary of State repeated demands that reporters be allowed into her deposition after Benny Johnson, a right-wing YouTuber, posted a photo of Clinton during the deposition online. 

Johnson said the photo was provided by Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert. When asked by reporters why she shared the image of Clinton, Boebert responded, "Why not?"

Boebert also sarcastically said she admired Clinton's blue suit and wanted to show it to everyone. 

Hillary Clinton's deposition in Epstein probe ends

5:51 pm ET: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told members of Congress on Thursday that she had no knowledge of Epstein’s or Maxwell’s crimes, starting off two days of depositions that will also include former President Bill Clinton.

"I had no idea about their criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein," Hillary Clinton said in an opening statement she shared on social media. The closed-door deposition concluded after over six hours of questioning Thursday.

At the conclusion of the hearing, Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said that Hillary Clinton had answered every question posed to her.

Hillary told reporters as she exited that she had answered the same question again and again from lawmakers about whether she knew Epstein at all.

"I don’t know how many times I had to say I did not know Jeffrey Epstein," Hillary said.

She also told reporters that her husband had ended his relationship with Epstein before Epstein’s sexual abuse came to light in 2008.

Timeline of Bill Clinton's deposition on Jeffrey Epstein 

Bill Clinton releases statement 

11:42 a.m. ET: Former President Bill Clinton released a statement Friday on X with a caption that read the following: 

"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."

Bill Clinton opening statement says he saw no signs of Epstein abuse

12 p.m. ET: Former President Bill Clinton is telling the House Oversight Committee that his "brief acquaintance with Jeffrey Epstein ended years before his crimes came to light."

The Associated Press reported that this is according to a printed copy of his opening statement as it was prepared and released by Clinton’s office.

"I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong," Clinton says. "I saw nothing that ever gave me pause."

Clinton’s remarks state that he is testifying "to offer what little I know so that it might prevent anything like this from ever happening again" and because "the girls and women whose lives Jeffrey Epstein destroyed deserve not only justice, but healing."

Bill Clinton says he would have reported Epstein had he known of abuse

12:11 p.m. ET: Bill Clinton said in his prepared opening statement Friday that "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."

"We are only here because he hid it from everyone so well for so long."

Bill Clinton says lawmakers may hear ‘I don’t recall’ from him often

12:17 p.m. ET: Former President Bill Clinton says of his plans to answer some questions that he has no recollection, the Associated Press reported. "That might be unsatisfying. But I’m not going to say something I’m not sure of. This was all a long time ago."

Clinton adds that he is "bound by my oath not to speculate, or to guess" -- a standard he says "is not merely for my benefit but because it doesn’t help you for me to play detective 24 years later."

Elsewhere in his prepared opening remarks, Bill Clinton is more emphatic about his own actions.

"I know what I saw, and more importantly, what I didn’t see," he says. "I know what I did, and more importantly, what I didn’t do."

Clinton uses his Epstein testimony for civics advice — and tweak Republicans

12:36 p.m. ET: Bill Clinton says in his prepared statement that "no person is above the law, even presidents." He agreed to testify, he adds, because, "I love my country," according to the Associated Press. 

Bill and Hillary Clinton initially pushed back against subpoenas they called a partisan stunt by Republicans. They yielded but demanded proceedings be opened. Republicans refused.

"The search for truth and justice," Clinton planned to tell lawmakers, is more important than "the partisan urge to score points and create spectacle."

He added a wish that political discourse be ratcheted down.

"Democracy requires every person to play their part, and I hope that by being her today, we can bring ourselves a little further away from the brink and back to being a country where we can disagree with one another civilly," he says, adding, "I’ll do my part, and I hope you’ll do yours." 

Bill Clinton deposition concludes 

5:59 p.m. ET: Former President Bill Clinton's closed-door deposition concluded on Friday after more than six hours of questioning by lawmakers. 

"I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong," Clinton said in an opening statement he shared on social media at the outset of the deposition. The closed-door deposition ended after more than six hours of questioning from lawmakers who said he answered every question posed to him. 

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