Former U.S. president Bill Clinton was questioned on Friday in a congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's case, and he denied having prior knowledge of the criminal activities of the convicted sex offender before the inquiry.
Before testifying before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Clinton said in his opening statement that he "saw nothing" and "did nothing wrong" in relation to the disgraced financier.
The former president noted that he had very limited interaction with Epstein and had stopped associating with him by the time he was convicted in 2008.
Clinton also defended his wife in the statement, saying she "had nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein," never traveled with him, and never visited any of his properties.
The questioning lasted more than six hours. Lawmakers questioned his wife, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, a day earlier.
In the closed-door questioning on Thursday, which lasted around seven hours, Hillary Clinton testified that she knew nothing about Epstein's crimes and did not recall ever meeting him.
She also said she had neither taken Epstein's flights nor visited his island, properties, or office.
Epstein pleaded guilty to a state charge of soliciting a minor for prostitution in 2008. He was arrested again in July 2019 on federal sex trafficking charges and died in jail on Aug 10, 2019 before trial, which was concluded as suicide.
On Dec. 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) started to release the so-called Epstein files, in which the former president was frequently brought up.
Former US president Bill Clinton questioned in congressional investigation of Epstein case
