Videos of Clinton depositions in Epstein investigation released

Videos have been released of the testimony former president Bill Clinton and secretary of state Hillary Clinton gave to US politicians about Jeffrey Epstein.

The pair answered questions in front of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee about the late convicted sex offender and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell last week.

Videos of their individual sessions were released on Monday, both around four-and-a-half hours long.

The Clintons used their behind-closed-doors depositions to distance themselves from Epstein, and denied having any prior knowledge of his crimes.

The former president has featured in the files related to the paedophile released by the Department of Justice over recent weeks, including pictures of him in a hot tub with a woman whose face was redacted.

Appearing in the documents does not imply wrongdoing.

Mr Clinton has admitted flying on Epstein's plane in the early 2000s for humanitarian work, but said he ended the relationship years before the financier entered a 2008 guilty plea to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl.

Clinton didn't think neck massage 'was unusual'

In his testimony, he said he never had ​sexual contact with anyone introduced by Epstein or Maxwell, but did receive a neck massage ⁠from a flight attendant later identified as an Epstein abuse survivor.

Clinton said he did not know Epstein had abused girls he had recruited as masseuses, adding: "I didn't think it was anything unusual. I can't tell you how many airplanes I've been on where rich people asked ⁠me to go, and they had someone offering massage.

All these boats ​that you go on and all that, they all do that. And usually I don't do that."

Mrs Clinton told the committee she never even recalled meeting him.

In one striking moment from the footage, she threatens to walk out after one of her lawyers reveals that a photo from inside the deposition room has been posted online.

She says: "I am done with this. If you guys are doing that, I am done. You can hold me in contempt from now until the cows come home. This is just typical behaviour."

The former presidential candidate then points at one of the members of the committee, bangs the table and adds: "It doesn't matter. We are all abiding by the same rules."

Trump 'told Clinton of great times'

In another moment, Mr Clinton recalls a conversation with Donald Trump about Epstein "20-something years ago", claiming the now president told him of "some great times" he'd had with Epstein before their relationship soured.

Like the Clintons, Mr Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein.

Mr Clinton told the committee: "[Trump] never said anything to me to make me think he was involved in anything improper with regard to Epstein either. He just didn't.

"He just said 'we were friends, and then we had a falling out over a land deal, property deal'. That's all."

Epstein also visited the White House numerous times during Mr Clinton's presidency, but he has denied knowledge of those visits. He also said he never visited Epstein's Caribbean island.

In a statement on social media after his testimony, Mr Clinton described their relationship as a "brief acquaintance".

He said he hopes footage of his testimony "will motivate everyone to go in front of Congress to say what they know".

His post on X continued: "I hope it will motivate the justice department to finally release all the files and to ensure that this never happens again."

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