Former President Bill Clinton addressed the controversial “hot tub photo” from the Epstein files for the first time during a closed-door deposition on Friday.
On January 20, the U.S. Department of Justice released more than three million pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, drawing widespread attention. Epstein was a convicted sex offender who died in a New York prison cell in August 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
Former President Bill Clinton, who has not been accused of wrongdoing, testified for six hours on Friday before the House of Representatives’ oversight committee in New York, according to BBC News. He and his wife had long resisted calls to testify before a congressional committee, dismissing them as a Republican plot.
Bill Clinton on controversial “hot tub photo”
Bill Clinton’s testimony followed Hillary Clinton’s deposition the day before at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center and focused heavily on Clinton’s past association with Epstein.
“I had no idea about their [Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s] criminal activities,” Hillary Clinton said according to BBC News. “I never flew on his plane or visited his islands, homes or offices. I have nothing to add”
Images discussed during Bill Clinton’s testimony included photographs of him swimming with Ghislaine Maxwell and an unidentified woman, as well as a separate photo showing him with his arm around a woman’s waist while she sat on his seat. Lawmakers also raised a hot tub image of Clinton alongside a woman, asking about her identity and their relationship.
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