☀️ Good Afternoon! Stay informed with this latest update.
The former secretary of state recently dropped her longstanding refusal to appear, alongside her former president husband.
Watch LiveBritish Broadcasting CorporationHomeNewsSportBusinessTechnologyHealthCultureArtsTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveDocumentariesHomeNewsUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessWorld of BusinessTechnology of BusinessNYSE Opening BellTechnologyWatch DocumentariesArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindHealthWatch DocumentariesCultureWatch DocumentariesFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsArtsWatch DocumentariesArts in MotionTravelWatch DocumentariesDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthWatch DocumentariesScienceNatural WondersClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingAudioPodcast CategoriesRadioAudio FAQsVideoWatch DocumentariesBBC MaestroDiscover the WorldLiveLive NewsLive SportDocumentariesHomeNewsSportBusinessTechnologyHealthCultureArtsTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveDocumentariesWeatherNewslettersWatch LiveHillary Clinton to appear before US House panel investigating Epstein60 minutes agoShareSaveJames FitzGeraldShareSaveWatch: What to expect from Bill and Hillary Clinton's depositionHillary Clinton will appear on Thursday before a panel of the US House of Representatives that is investigating the crimes of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The former Democratic secretary of state and presidential candidate recently agreed, along with her husband, former President Bill Clinton, to testify to the House Oversight Committee.
Both had previously resisted demands to appear, describing them as politically motivated. Their agreement to testify warded off potential contempt-of-Congress proceedings against them.
Hillary Clinton has said she does not recall meeting or speaking to Epstein. Her husband, who did know Epstein, has denied any wrongdoing or knowledge of Epstein's crimes.
Watch: The BBC interviews Hillary Clinton last week about Epstein linksBill Clinton has said he cut off ties with Epstein two decades ago, and has voiced regret that he was ever associated with the financier, who died in 2019.
He is expected to provide testimony of his own on Friday.
In an interview with the BBC last week in Berlin, Germany, Hillary Clinton said the deposition was a Republican ruse to divert attention from questions about Trump's association with Epstein.
"We have nothing to hide," she said. "We have called for the full release of these files repeatedly. We think sunlight is the best disinfectant."
She maintained that she never met Epstein, but did meet his convicted associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, "on a few occasions". Maxwell attended the wedding of the couple's daughter, Chelsea Clinton, in 2010 in New York.
The couple's announcement in recent weeks that they would provide testimony after all marked a reversal of their defiant position, and came as a potential contempt vote loomed in the House.
Some Democratic members of the committee voted in favour of initiating contempt proceedings.
The Clintons have previously accused the panel's Republican leader, James Comer, of "partisan politics" in his handling of the investigation. They described the legal summonses as "nothing more than a ploy to attempt to embarrass pol
0 Comments