A defiant former President Bill Clinton claimed the racy photos of himself in the Epstein files — including one of him in a hot tub — doesn’t change the fact that he did “nothing wrong.”
Clinton said he was giving testimony to the House Oversight committee on Jeffrey Epstein because “I love my country” and the victims “deserve no only justice, but healing.”
The former president posted his two-page opening statement to social media, writing: “As someone who grew up in a home with domestic abuse, not only would I not have flown on his plane if I had any inkling of what he was doing—I would have turned him in myself and led the call for justice for his crimes, not sweetheart deals.”
He said his “acquaintance” with Epstein was “brief” and “ended years before his crimes came to light.” And he noted he “never witnessed” any crimes.
“I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong,” his statement read. “Even with 20/20 hindsight, I saw nothing that gave me pause.”
He also raged that his wife, Hillary Clinton, was forced to testify. “I have to get personal. You made Hillary come in. She had nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. Nothing. She has no memory of even meeting him.”
Clinton warned Republicans that he may say repeatedly “I do not recall,” pointing out that the events took place long ago and he would be under oath.