Bill Clinton says he had ‘no idea’ about Epstein’s crimes in House testimony

The Guardian World
by Robert Tait, Eric Berger and Rachel Leingang
February 27, 2026
Deposition comes one day after Hillary Clinton testified and called proceedings ‘partisan political theater’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Bill Clinton told a congressional committee on Friday that he “had no idea of the crimes” Jeffrey Epstein was committing and insisted he “did nothing wrong” in his relationship with the disgraced financier and convicted sex trafficker. The former president’s remarks came in his opening statement in a deposition to the House of Representatives’ oversight committee, a day after his wife, Hillary Clinton, appeared before the same body and called the proceedings “partisan political theater” and “an insult to the American people”. Continue reading...
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Originally published on The Guardian World on 2/27/2026