Former president Bill Clinton just released a transcript of his opening statement on social media, as he is testifying before the House Oversight Committee about his connections to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein on Friday.
The closed-door deposition started at 11 a.m. ET at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in Westchester County, New York, not far from where Bill and Hillary Clinton live.
Hillary Clinton testified before the committee on Thursday.
In posting his opening statement, Bill Clinton declared, “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.”
In his statement, Clinton took a defiant tone.
“Before we start, 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. She neither traveled with him nor visited any of his properties. Whether you subpoenaed 10 people of 10,000, including her was simply not right,” he raged.
Clinton then declared, “First, I had no idea of the crimes Epstein was committing. No matter how many photos you show me, I have two things that at the end of the day matter more than your interpretation of those 20-year-old photos…
“I know what I saw, and more importantly, what I didn’t see. I know what I did, and more importantly, what I didn’t do. I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong,” he claimed.
Below is his full opening statement
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. pic.twitter.com/0rX8cat5Pu
— Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) February 27, 2026
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