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The scene in Chappaqua felt like the Washington swamp on full display: a high-profile former secretary of state sitting for hours behind closed doors while Republican investigators pressed for answers the public has a right to hear. Committee chairman James Comer said Republicans were not satisfied with the responses they received and noted that Hillary Clinton repeatedly punted key questions to her husband, leaving obvious gaps in the record.
Hillary Clinton told lawmakers she had “no idea” about Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal activities and that she did not recall ever encountering him, a line she delivered in a lengthy opening statement and again during the closed-door session. Those answers, offered as absolution, did nothing to explain the many documented contacts between Epstein, his associates, and powerful figures who moved in the Clintons’ orbit.
The depositions were conducted on a tight timeline after the Clintons bowed to subpoenas they had long fought, with Hillary testifying on February 26 and Bill slated for February 27; both sessions were transcribed and recorded on video for the record. Comer has said the committee will release the transcript and video after counsel reviews them, which is exactly what sensible oversight looks like when elites try to hide behind legal maneuvers.
Let’s remember how this started: the Clintons resisted subpoenas, offered limited written declarations, and then only agreed to sit when a bipartisan push toward contempt forced their hand. That sequence smells of special treatment and delay tactics — a familiar playbook for Washington’s well-connected — and it undercuts the credibility of anyone who says the goal was pure fact-finding rather than protecting reputations.
Conservatives and victims alike should find the “I don’t recall” defense unsatisfying; Comer highlighted that Hillary’s habit of deflection and deferring to her husband cropped up repeatedly, leaving investigators with more questions than answers. The country deserves straight talk, not rehearsed denials and legal dodges, especially when the subject is a convicted trafficker whose circle included some of the most powerful people in America.
If Congress is going to be more than a circus, the Justice Department must not treat contempt as a suggestion. Comer has been clear that lawful subpoenas will be enforced and that the committee expects accountability where there is obstruction or evasion; that enforcement is the only way to restore some measure of trust in institutions that too often protect the elite.
This fight is about more than partisan revenge; it is about delivering justice for victims and demanding that no American, however famous or politically connected, be allowed to slip away from tough questions. The committee should release the full record and the DOJ should follow the law without fear or favor, because patriotic Americans deserve truth, transparency, and a system that treats everyone equally under it.
