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华盛顿 — 众议院监督委员会周一公布了上周对前总统比尔·克林顿和前国务卿希拉里·克林顿的闭门证词视频,这是其调查定罪性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦的一部分。
希拉里·克林顿于周四作证,比尔·克林顿则在一天后出现在委员会面前。
比尔·克林顿的证词视频时长为4小时33分钟,希拉里·克林顿的证词视频时长为4小时35分钟。
证词是在这对夫妇的家乡纽约州查帕奎发生的。肯塔基州共和党众议员、委员会主席詹姆斯·科默将此举描述为长期努力的结果,旨在获取这对夫妇关于爱泼斯坦及其同伙吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦(因性交易指控正在监狱服刑)的知情情况。
观看比尔·克林顿关于爱泼斯坦的证词
[众议院监督委员会共和党人发布的《比尔·克林顿总统关于爱泼斯坦调查的证词》](YouTube)
观看希拉里·克林顿的证词
[众议院监督委员会共和党人发布的《希拉里·克林顿国务卿关于爱泼斯坦调查的证词》](YouTube)
克林顿夫妇多次表示,他们对爱泼斯坦或麦克斯韦的犯罪行为毫不知情。两人均在作证前向委员会提交了开场陈述。
视频显示,前总统在证词中偏离了预先准备好的讲稿。他提到,1993年在白宫历史协会筹款活动的合影环节,他和妻子与爱泼斯坦握过手。
“这么多年过去了,我们都不记得握过他的手,”他说,并指责委员会传唤他的妻子进行询问“是不合适的”。“但我认为你们应该直接问我,我觉得你们应该直接叫我来。我确实和他一起乘坐过他的飞机,你们有权问这些问题。”
希拉里·克林顿告诉委员会,她不记得曾经见过爱泼斯坦,但她提到在准备证词时了解到他曾参加过一次白宫活动。
“我对他一无所知,”她说。
在接受询问时,比尔·克林顿称他第一次记得与爱泼斯坦见面是在2002年,当时他乘坐爱泼斯坦的飞机出行。前总统作证称,他通过克林顿基金会的慈善工作,乘坐爱泼斯坦的飞机前往亚洲、非洲和北欧四次或五次。他还提到,曾有一次从佛罗里达到纽约的顺路飞行,但他和爱泼斯坦是因不同原因前往佛罗里达的,他说。希拉里·克林顿称,丈夫乘坐爱泼斯坦的飞机“很不幸”,并表示希望他没有这样做。
比尔·克林顿称,他与爱泼斯坦的关系在2003年结束,因为他认识其他更了解基金会工作的捐赠者,而这些人更关心基金会的工作。
“我认为爱泼斯坦先生是个有趣的人,但我不认为他真正关心我在做什么,”他作证时表示,并补充说他尽量不在捐赠者那里久留。
他表示,他已经有10或12年没见过麦克斯韦了,而麦克斯韦当时与他们共同的一位朋友有过关系。
比尔·克林顿证实,他曾给爱泼斯坦写过一封信,这封信被收录在一本纪念这位身败名裂的金融家50岁生日的书中。他说不记得为什么要写这封信,但推测可能是应工作人员的要求。比尔·克林顿还被出示了一张1995年他写给爱泼斯坦母亲的康复慰问信,前总统表示字迹看起来像他的,但他不记得写过这封信或见过爱泼斯坦的家人。
比尔·克林顿否认曾与麦克斯韦介绍的任何人发生过性行为,否认访问过爱泼斯坦在美属维尔京群岛的私人岛屿,否认对未成年女孩感兴趣,也否认在乘坐爱泼斯坦飞机的海外旅行中目睹过任何性虐待行为。
比尔·克林顿还回忆了21世纪初在一次高尔夫筹款活动中与特朗普总统的谈话。比尔·克林顿称,他记得特朗普在没有被问及的情况下提起爱泼斯坦,可能是因为特朗普知道他曾乘坐过爱泼斯坦的飞机。比尔·克林顿说,他不认为特朗普暗示了任何性行为。
“他说,‘你知道,这些年来我们一起度过了很多美好时光,但我们最终因为一笔房地产交易闹翻了。’然后他说,‘我很遗憾事情变成这样。’就这些。”
在整个证词过程中,希拉里·克林顿与几位共和党女议员发生了激烈争执。
其中一次争执源于共和党众议员劳伦·博伯特将证词照片泄露给右翼评论员,这违反了证词的保密规则。希拉里·克林顿的律师插话指出了照片泄露事件。
“我受够了!如果你们要这么做,我就到此为止了。从现在起,你们可以以蔑视罪把我拘留到天荒地老。这就是典型的行为,”希拉里·克林顿起身说道,“我现在说完了。”
随后,证词进行了短暂暂停。
在另一次争执中,希拉里·克林顿与南卡罗来纳州共和党众议员南希·梅斯发生了争执。梅斯询问她是如何认识霍华德·卢特尼克(现任特朗普政府商务部部长)的。希拉里·克林顿回忆说,卢特尼克当时领导金融服务公司坎特·菲茨杰拉德,该公司在2001年9月11日恐怖袭击中失去了数百名员工,而当时她是纽约州参议员。
“我知道这件事,”梅斯说。
“你问我问题,我就回答你的问题,”希拉里·克林顿回击道,“我就是在做这些事的时候认识他的。”
梅斯称,有一封卢特尼克写给爱泼斯坦的邮件,内容是关于为希拉里·克林顿在坎特·菲茨杰拉德举办“私密活动”,并指责希拉里·克林顿试图“混淆视听”,否认自己曾试图从爱泼斯坦那里获取资金。
“你想对我大喊大叫,没关系,但我也会大声回你,”梅斯说。
目前,证词的文字记录尚未公布。
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Videos of Bill and Hillary Clinton’s Epstein testimony released by House committee
March 2, 2026 / 6:40 PM EST / CBS News
Washington — The House Oversight Committee on Monday released video of last week’s depositions with former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as part of its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Hillary Clinton testified Thursday, while Bill Clinton appeared before the committee a day later.
The video of Bill Clinton’s testimony is 4 hours and 33 minutes. Hillary Clinton’s testimony is 4 hours and 35 minutes.
The depositions took place behind closed doors in Chappaqua, New York, the Clintons’ hometown. It capped what Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the Republican chairman of the committee, described as a lengthy effort to secure testimony from the couple about their knowledge of Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who is in prison on sex trafficking charges.
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The Clintons have repeatedly said that they had no knowledge of Epstein or Maxwell’s crimes. Both Clintons released their opening statements to the committee before their testimony.
The video shows the former president strayed from his prepared remarks during the deposition. He said there’s a photo of him and his wife shaking hands with Epstein during a photo line for a White House Historical Association fundraiser in 1993.
“Neither she nor I remembered shaking his hand all those years ago,” he said, chiding the committee for bringing in his wife for questioning. “So I don’t think that was right. On the other hand, I do think you should be talking to me. I think you should have called me. I did take those plane trips with him, and you have a right to ask those questions.”
Hillary Clinton told the committee she did not recall ever meeting Epstein, but noted that in preparation for the testimony she was made aware that he had attended an event at the White House.
“I knew nothing about him,” she said.
During his questioning, Bill Clinton said his first memory of meeting Epstein was in 2002 during a flight he took on his plane. The former president testified that he took four or five flights on Epstein’s plane to Asia, Africa and northern Europe for his philanthropic work through the Clinton Foundation. He was also once offered a ride from Florida to New York, though he and Epstein were in Florida for different reasons, he said. Hillary Clinton called it “unfortunate” that her husband had flown on Epstein’s plane and said she wishes he hadn’t done so.
Bill Clinton’s relationship with Epstein ended in 2003, he said, because there were other donors whom Bill Clinton knew better and who cared more about the foundation’s work.
“I thought Mr. Epstein was an interesting man, but I didn’t think he was really interested in what I was doing,” he testified, adding that he tries not to overstay his welcome with donors.
He said it had been 10 or 12 years since he last saw Maxwell, who had been in a relationship with a mutual friend.
Bill Clinton confirmed he wrote a letter to Epstein that was included in a book for the disgraced financier’s 50th birthday. He said he did not remember why he contributed, but said it was likely at the request of his staff. Bill Clinton was also shown a copy of a get-well-soon note he apparently wrote to Epstein’s mother in 1995. The former president said it looked like his handwriting, but he did not recall writing it or ever meeting Epstein’s family.
Bill Clinton denied ever having sexual activity with anyone introduced to him by Maxwell, visiting Epstein’s private island in the Virgin Islands, having an interest in underage girls or ever witnessing any sexual abuse during his overseas trips on Epstein’s plane.
Bill Clinton also recounted a conversation he had with President Trump at a golf fundraiser in the early 2000s. Bill Clinton said he remembered Mr. Trump bringing up Epstein unprompted, possibly because he knew the former president had flown on Epstein’s plane. Bill Clinton said he did not think Mr. Trump was implying anything sexual.
“And he said, ‘You know, we had some great times together over the years, but we fell out all because of a real estate deal.’ And he said, ‘I’m sorry it happened.’ That’s all.”
Throughout her testimony, the former secretary of state was engaged in a couple heated exchanges with Republican congresswomen.
One instance stemmed from GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert leaking a photo of the deposition to a right-wing commentator, a violation of the ground rules for the deposition. A lawyer for Hillary Clinton interjected questioning to note the leak of the photo.
“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. This is just typical behavior,” Hillary Clinton said, getting up from her seat. “I’m done for now.”
The deposition then took a brief pause.
In a later moment, Hillary Clinton sparred with Rep. Nancy Mace when the South Carolina Republican asked how she knew Howard Lutnick, who is now Mr. Trump’s Commerce secretary. The exchange spiraled as Hillary Clinton recalled Lutnick leading financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, which lost hundreds of employees in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. At the time, she was a New York senator.
“I know that,” Mace is heard saying.
“You asked the question, I’m going to answer your question,” Hillary Clinton shot back. “This was what I spent my time doing.”
Mace said there’s an email from Lutnick to Epstein about an “intimate event” for Hillary Clinton at Cantor Fitzgerald and accused Hillary Clinton of trying to “obfuscate” by denying that she ever tried to get money from Epstein.
“You want to yell at me, that’s fine, but I’ll yell right back,” Mace said.
Transcripts of the depositions have yet to be released.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Nikole Killion, Jacob Rosen and Daniel Ruetenik contributed to this report.
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