Lauren Boebert defends photo leak from Hillary Clinton deposition. 'Why not?'
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Boebert was credited by a YouTuber with leaking images from the closed-door Epstein-related deposition of Hillary Clinton, against committee rules.
Rep. Lauren Boebert is defending her decision to leak photos of Hillary Clinton’s closed-door deposition to the House Oversight Committee about late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which briefly halted the proceedings.
Conservative YouTuber Benny Johnson posted a grainy photo of Clinton to X, formerly Twitter, around noon on Thursday, Feb. 26, saying it was "the first image of Hillary Clinton testifying under oath" about Epstein to the committee. Johnson credited Boebert, R-Colorado, with providing the image, later sharing an additional photo that featured Boebert's nameplate in the foreground.
The leak stopped the deposition briefly, with Clinton later telling reporters in a press conference that evening that it was temporarily paused "until we could get assurances that no rules would be broken going forward," as taking and sharing photos from within the proceedings is against committee regulations. "One of the members violated that rule, which was very upsetting, because it suggested that they might violate other of our agreements," she said.
Boebert shared another post by Johnson on X, saying he did "nothing wrong" and that the meeting had resumed after the disruption.
According to videos posted online, when asked by reporters while leaving the deposition in Chappaqua, New York, why she leaked the photo, Boebert responded, "Why not?"
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