Hillary Clinton Calls «UFOs» and «Pizzagate» Questions in Epstein Probe «Off-Subject»

Hillary Clinton emerged from a closed-door deposition with the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in Chappaqua and delivered a blunt assessment of what she said became a spectacle rather than a focused inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein's trafficking crimes.

Clinton said she repeatedly told investigators she had no relationship with Epstein, then watched the questioning drift into topics she described as irrelevant. She told reporters: «I don't know how many times I had to say I did not know Jeffrey Epstein,» adding: «I never went to his island. I never went to his homes, I never went to his offices.»

Clinton said the session moved beyond the stated subject, portraying the most sensational lines of questioning as distractions that did not advance the committee's stated goal of fact-finding.

Her appearance came only after months of resistance to subpoenas and a rising threat of contempt. The committee's leadership said the subpoenas were approved on a bipartisan basis and formally issued in early August 2025, then followed by prolonged negotiations as the Clintons challenged the process and sought conditions, including a public hearing.

In early February, Oversight Chairman James Comer announced the pair would sit for transcribed, filmed depositions after the committee moved toward contempt proceedings over noncompliance. Clinton's deposition was scheduled for Feb. 26, with Bill Clinton set to appear the next day. The contempt threat was not abstract: the committee had advanced resolutions and publicly signaled it was prepared to escalate if the Clintons did not show up in person.

In her prepared remarks, Clinton delivered a categorical denial of having information that could meaningfully assist the committee's investigation. She said: «The Committee justified its subpoena to me based on its assumption that I have information regarding the investigations into the criminal activities of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Let me be as clear as I can. I do not.» She continued:

«As I stated in my sworn declaration on January 13, I had no idea about their criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew on his plane or visited his island, homes, or offices. I have nothing to add to that.»

Clinton also acknowledged she had encountered Ghislaine Maxwell in social settings, but insisted that did not translate into knowledge of criminal wrongdoing.

Clinton said the questioning veered into conspiracy terrain, including topics that have circulated for years online with no relevance to the Epstein case. In one of her most pointed comments after leaving the session, she described the line of inquiry as a sign the deposition had lost focus.

Clinton told reporters it became «quite unusual, because I started being asked about UFOs and a series of questions about Pizzagate, one of the most vile, bogus conspiracy theories that was propagated on the internet». Her remarks landed in a political environment where Epstein-related disclosures have fueled a flood of speculation, with lawmakers and commentators disputing what has been released publicly, what remains sealed, and whether the government's document disclosures have been complete.

Clinton framed her testimony as an example of how that climate can encourage performative questioning.

The closed-door format itself became part of the fight. Clinton and her advisers argued the committee's public posture on transparency clashed with its insistence on private questioning, and she repeatedly called for a public hearing. Ahead of her deposition, she posted: «So let's stop the games. If you want this fight, let's have it — in public.

You love to talk about transparency. There's nothing more transparent than a public hearing, cameras on. We will be there,» while the committee maintained it would release video and a transcript after lawyers had a chance to review it. The deposition was also briefly disrupted after a photograph from inside the room circulated online, triggering objections about ground rules and reinforcing Clinton's argument that the process was being treated as political theater.

The committee's next major step is Bill Clinton's scheduled deposition, which is expected to draw sharper attention because of his documented contacts with Epstein, including travel on Epstein's plane years before Epstein's final federal arrest. Hillary Clinton, by contrast, has emphasized that she had no direct relationship with Epstein and no firsthand knowledge to share beyond denying claims and describing limited social encounters involving Maxwell.

The committee has argued that the Clintons' testimony is necessary to map how Epstein operated around powerful institutions, while Democrats have questioned whether the inquiry is being used selectively and sensationally. For now, Clinton is leaning into a single claim: that the most prominent moments of the deposition were the ones she says never belonged there at all.

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