Former President Bill Clinton offered an unexpected defense of President Donald Trump during his deposition before the House Oversight Committee last week as lawmakers questioned him about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
During the interview, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) asked Clinton whether Trump should also be questioned by the committee regarding his past ties to Epstein. Clinton initially replied that the decision would be up to Congress but acknowledged that Trump knew Epstein.
After Garcia concluded his questioning, Clinton unexpectedly continued speaking, appearing to go beyond what his attorneys expected him to say.
WATCH: President Clinton calls out Democrats for selective questions & says twice that President Trump is clear of wrongdoing.
“Since there was no follow-up question … he never said anything to me to make me think he was involved in anything improper with regard to Epstein.” pic.twitter.com/ZVUy04kpZn
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) March 2, 2026
“I hate this because I don’t want to inject anything,” Clinton said. “But I do not want to leave the impression — since there was no follow-up question — the president never said anything to me to make me think he was involved with anything with regard to Epstein either.”
Clinton added that Trump had never indicated any involvement in wrongdoing connected to Epstein.
“He just didn’t,” Clinton said. “He just said, ‘We were friends, and then we had a falling out over a land deal or a property deal.’”
According to Clinton’s testimony, the conversation took place during a round of golf in the early 2000s. Clinton said Trump mentioned their past relationship with Epstein and described a falling out tied to a real estate dispute.
“He somehow knew I had flown in Jeffrey Epstein’s aircraft and he said, ‘We had some great times over the years, but we fell out all because of a real estate deal,’” Clinton told investigators.
Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) later told reporters that Clinton had stated Trump never said anything that suggested he was involved with Epstein’s crimes. Garcia pushed back on Comer’s summary, saying it did not fully capture everything discussed during the deposition.
Later in the testimony, Clinton reiterated that he had no evidence of wrongdoing by Trump.
“I have no information that he did anything wrong,” Clinton said. “I just want it all out there. I want everybody to get it all out there and let everybody see where we are.”
Trump commented on the deposition the same day, saying he did not believe Clinton should have been compelled to testify.
“I don’t like seeing him deposed,” Trump said. “I like him.”
Democrats on the committee have argued that if former presidents can be compelled to testify, the panel should also seek testimony from Trump regarding his past association with Epstein. Republicans, meanwhile, have said the investigation is focused on gathering a complete record from individuals who had documented contact with the disgraced financier.
The post Clinton Interrupts His Own Exit To Volunteer A Defense Of Trump appeared first on Real News Now.
About Author
