{"id":2485,"date":"2026-02-26T22:14:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T22:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/?p=2485"},"modified":"2026-03-10T18:19:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T18:19:38","slug":"clintons-face-closed-door-epstein-hearing-as-hillary-denounces-probe-as-partisan-political-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/pl\/clintons-face-closed-door-epstein-hearing-as-hillary-denounces-probe-as-partisan-political-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"Clintons Face Closed-Door Epstein Hearing as Hillary Denounces Probe as \u2018Partisan Political Theatre\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former U.S. First Lady and Secretary of State <strong>Hillary Clinton<\/strong> testified under subpoena in a closed-door congressional hearing Thursday as part of a Republican-led investigation into convicted sex offender <strong>Jeffrey Epstein<\/strong>, calling the inquiry \u201cpartisan political theatre.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The unprecedented hearing also places former President <strong>Bill Clinton<\/strong> under scrutiny, with his testimony scheduled for Friday. The probe seeks to examine Epstein\u2019s network of influence, the origins of his wealth, and any potential foreign ties.<\/p>\n<p>In her sworn opening statement, Hillary Clinton said she never met Epstein and had no knowledge of his or <strong>Ghislaine Maxwell<\/strong>\u2019s crimes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had no idea about their criminal activities,\u201d Clinton testified. \u201cI do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew on his plane or visited his island homes or offices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democratic lawmakers defended Clinton, with Rep. James Wilkenshaw of Virginia stating there was \u201czero, zip, zilch, nada\u201d to suggest she had any awareness of Epstein\u2019s activities. He accused Republicans of using the hearing to revive long-running political attacks against her.<\/p>\n<p>Republican House Oversight Committee Chairman <strong>James Comer<\/strong> said Clinton\u2019s testimony was necessary to understand Epstein\u2019s relationships and financial networks. Comer noted that Maxwell attended Chelsea Clinton\u2019s wedding and that Epstein had previously claimed he helped raise early funds for the Clinton Initiative and the Clinton Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not accusing Hillary Clinton of wrongdoing,\u201d Comer said. \u201cBut we need to understand how Epstein built his connections and influence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clinton pushed back forcefully, saying the investigation was designed to divert attention from U.S. President Donald Trump and shield him from growing calls for accountability over his own past associations.<\/p>\n<p>The hearing was briefly disrupted after a photograph of Clinton appeared on social media, violating closed-door rules. Conservative blogger <strong>Benny Johnson<\/strong> claimed the image was provided by Rep. <strong>Lauren Boebert<\/strong>, who was present in the room. The incident sparked sharp objections from Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic lawmakers are now demanding that a full, unedited transcript of Clinton\u2019s testimony be released within 24 hours. Rep. Yassamin Ansari described the session as \u201can incredibly unserious clown show,\u201d saying it produced no new information.<\/p>\n<p>Attention now shifts to Bill Clinton\u2019s scheduled testimony. The former president has acknowledged flying on Epstein\u2019s private jet and had social and charitable ties through the Clinton Foundation. Archived files reportedly include photographs of Clinton with Maxwell and other high-profile figures.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former U.S. First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified under subpoena in a closed-door congressional hearing Thursday as part of a Republican-led investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":2867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRVJVlaAVRf7KHV6JxnINs3oLAcQjLUhco2NQ&s","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[3672,14713,14714,14715,14716,14717,14718,14719,14720,14721],"class_list":["post-2485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-amat","tag-benny-johnson-photo-leak","tag-bill-clinton-testimony","tag-clinton-foundation-epstein","tag-ghislaine-maxwell-ties","tag-hillary-clinton-epstein-hearing","tag-james-comer-probe","tag-jeffrey-epstein-investigation","tag-lauren-boebert-controversy","tag-us-congress-epstein-inquiry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRVJVlaAVRf7KHV6JxnINs3oLAcQjLUhco2NQ&s","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}