GOP members of House Oversight Committee release video of Clintons' depositions

+ Accessibility links Skip to main content Keyboard shortcuts for audio player Open Navigation Menu --> Newsletters NPR Shop Close Navigation Menu Home News Expand/collapse submenu for News National World Politics Business Health Science Climate Race Culture Expand/collapse submenu for Culture Books Movies Television Pop Culture Food Art & Design Performing Arts Life Kit Gaming Music Expand/collapse submenu for Music The Best Music of 2025 All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Music Features Live Sessions Podcasts & Shows Expand/collapse submenu for Podcasts & Shows Daily Morning Edition Weekend Edition Saturday Weekend Edition Sunday All Things Considered Up First Here & Now NPR Politics Podcast Featured Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Fresh Air Wild Card with Rachel Martin It's Been a Minute Planet Money Get NPR+ More Podcasts & Shows Search Newsletters NPR Shop The Best Music of 2025 All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Music Features Live Sessions About NPR Diversity Support Careers Press Ethics GOP members of House Oversight Committee release video of Clintons' depositions Republicans on the House Oversight Committee released video Monday from their depositions of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Politics GOP members of House Oversight Committee release video of Clintons' depositions March 3, 20264:40 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition By Saige Miller GOP members of House Oversight Committee release video of Clintons' depositions Listen &middot; 2:18 2:18 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed "> <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5732895/nx-s1-9671347" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript Republicans on the House Oversight Committee released video Monday from their depositions of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Sponsor Message A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have released video from their depositions of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, part of the committee's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Here's NPR's Saige Miller.

+ SAIGE MILLER, BYLINE: The Clintons found themselves in the middle of the committee's investigation because of Bill Clinton's past relationship with Epstein. But over hours of testimony, both stood firm that they knew nothing about Epstein's criminal activities. Bill Clinton said his relationship with Epstein revolved around the Clinton Foundation's work on AIDS research. The former president said Epstein offered use of his private jet for travel. In return, Clinton spoke to Epstein about economics and politics. Clinton told the committee the relationship mostly started after he was president and ended around 2003. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) BILL CLINTON: I thought Mr. Epstein was an interesting man, but he - I didn't think he was really interested in what I was doing. MILLER: Clinton told lawmakers he didn't notice anything that made him think Epstein was a criminal or involved in the trafficking or sexual abuse of underage girls. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) B CLINTON: There was nothing that I saw when I was around him that made me realize he was trafficking women. MILLER: While Clinton appears many times in the Epstein files, he has never been accused of wrongdoing. Clinton also said the relationship ended before any of Epstein's criminal history came to light. Hillary Clinton was confused as to why she was being deposed in the first place, and that's because she said she never knew Epstein. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) HILLARY CLINTON: I don't recall ever talking about Mr. Epstein. He was not on my radar. He was not somebody that I had any connection to. MILLER: But Hillary Clinton did mention that President Donald Trump was also known to have a relationship with Epstein. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) H CLINTON: I think that it would be in keeping with the scope of the investigation of this committee to set up a deposition with President Trump. MILLER: Which is something Democrats on the committee have been pushing for. And after former President Clinton's deposition, the Democrats say it sets a precedent for President Trump to one day be questioned, too. Saige Miller, NPR News. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) Copyright &copy; 2026 NPR. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Accuracy and availability of NPR transcripts may vary. Transcript text may be revised to correct errors or match updates to audio. Audio on npr.org may be edited after its original broadcast or publication. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. Facebook Flipboard Email Read & Listen Home News Culture Music Podcasts & Shows Connect Newsletters Facebook Instagram Press Public Editor Corrections Transcripts Contact & Help About NPR Overview Diversity NPR Network Accessibility Ethics Finances Get Involved Support Public Radio Sponsor NPR NPR Careers NPR Shop NPR Extra Terms of Use Privacy Your Privacy Choices Text Only Sponsor Message Sponsor MessageBecome an NPR sponsor (function () { var loadPageJs = function () { (window.webpackJsonp=window.webpackJsonp||[]).push([[22],{1167:function(e,n,c){e.exports=c(323)},323:function(e,n,c){"use strict";c.p=NPR.serverVars.webpackPublicPath,Promise.all([c.e(1),c.e(2),c.e(3),c.e(4),c.e(84)]).then(function(e){c(3),c(1140),c(116),c(94),c(52),c(493),c(239),c(102),c(104),c(1141),c(143),c(1142),c(238),c(48),c(1143)}.bind(null,c)).catch(c.oe)}},[[1167,0]]]); }; if (document.readyState === 'complete') { loadPageJs(); } else { window.addEventListener('load', function load() { window.removeEventListener('load', load, false); loadPageJs(); }); } })();