Hillary Clinton faced Congress and delivered a simple, repeated denial. Under oath, she stated she had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, never flew on his plane, and never visited his properties.
The hearing, part of a long-running GOP investigation into the DOJ's handling of the Epstein case, quickly shifted from fact-finding to political combat. Republican members sought to establish a connection, citing historical White House visitor logs. Clinton parried with lawyerly precision, correcting the record that Epstein's visits were for public tours in the 1990s, long before his criminal conviction.
Clinton's performance was a sharp reminder of her legal background and a reflection of the hearing's core dynamic. As reported on Behind the Bastards, the questioning often stretched for partisan angles. One representative directly asked if the release of the Epstein files was itself a 'vast right-wing conspiracy.'
Clinton sidestepped that label, redirecting to the documented issues surrounding the files. The exchange typified the day. The testimony became a stage for political point-scoring, with the underlying tragedy of Epstein's victims often relegated to the background.
The real story was the hearing itself. It demonstrated how a horrific sex trafficking case has been absorbed into the nation's perpetual political warfare, used less for justice and more as a rhetorical cudgel.
Hillary Clinton, Behind the Bastards:
- I don't know what to compare it to.
- There are terrible sex trafficking rings all over the world.
