Hillary Clinton’s deposition on Epstein disrupted by leak of photo of her testifying

Her husband, former President Bill Clinton, is set to testify on Feb 27. Read more at straitstimes.com.

CHAPPAQUA, New York – Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton briefly halted her closed-door testimony before the House Oversight Committee on the afternoon of Feb 26 after learning that a Republican attendee had leaked an image from inside the deposition, prompting an eruption in the room as her lawyers vociferously objected.

Ms Lauren Boebert of Colorado shared a photograph of Ms Clinton answering questions, which was posted on social media by Mr Benny Johnson, a right-wing podcaster.

Ms Clinton’s attorneys immediately asked to pause the proceedings, noting that the former secretary of state had been denied her request for a public hearing. The deposition resumed about 30 minutes later.

The disruption came after a defiant opening statement from Ms Clinton, who decried House Republicans for forcing her to participate in their investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and accused them of using her as a prop in “partisan political theater”.

“You have compelled me to testify, fully aware that I have no knowledge that would assist your investigation, in order to distract attention from President Trump’s actions and to cover them up despite legitimate calls for answers,” she said according to a copy of her statement provided in advance.

“You have made little effort to call the people who show up most prominently in the Epstein files,” she added, noting that not a single Republican had attended a closed-door session last week in Ohio to depose Mr Leslie Wexner, the retail billionaire and prolific donor to GOP candidates.