What the Epstein drama reveals about Democrats' loyalty to the Clintons
USA TODAY
The Epstein depositions demonstrate how the Clintons hold far less power in the Democratic Party, and American politics, than they once did.
WASHINGTON – In late February 2016, Hillary Clinton cruised to an overwhelming victory in the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary – an unambiguous statement of the former first lady and secretary of state's dominance over her party as she sailed to a historic nomination many expected would make her the first female president.
On the same week 10 years later, she confronted a very different reality.
Sitting inside a performing arts center in Chappaqua, New York, the woman who was, not long ago, her party's unequivocal standard-bearer was forced in part by those within it to answer questions about her husband's ties to a dead alleged sex trafficker.
As a group of younger congressional Democrats stood outside the building ahead of her deposition about Jeffrey Epstein, they underscored how though there was no evidence she even knew the disgraced financier, they wanted to send a message of political neutrality.
"From day one, we have said that we want to talk to anyone, any person with information about Jeffrey Epstein," said Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee. "We will talk to any single person, whether that is a Democrat, a Republican, how much wealth they have, how powerful their position is. We want to talk to anyone. We're happy to be here."
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