Hillary Clinton stormed out of a private House Oversight Committee hearing on Jeffrey Epstein last week after a photograph of her testimony was leaked online. The former first lady, 78, was giving evidence under oath in Chappaqua, New York, when the image was posted on social media by conservative influencer Benny Johnson, who credited Republican congresswoman Lauren Boebert as the source.
The hearing was temporarily suspended after participants became aware of the leak. Clinton's adviser Nick Merrill said the measure was taken “while they figure out where the photo came from and why possibly members of Congress are violating House rules.” Inside the room, Clinton confronted the panel, saying, “I’m 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.”
Boebert initially denied sending the image, despite Johnson's explicit attribution, but later acknowledged her role in a post on X. She wrote, “Anyone else notice that Hillary was 100x more angry with me taking a photo of her than she was with Bill Clinton taking rides on Jeffrey Epstein’s orgy planes?” Clinton eventually returned and completed the six-hour deposition, with Democratic congressman Robert Garcia describing her as “gracious” to continue.
During her testimony, Clinton insisted she had “no idea” about Epstein's crimes and said she barely knew him, never visiting his properties. She also sparred with Republican representative Nancy Mace and urged the committee to call President Donald Trump to give evidence, noting that Epstein's crimes were “a global scourge.” Her husband, former president Bill Clinton, gave a separate six-hour deposition to the same committee the following day.
