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FULL: Hillary Clinton speaks after Epstein testimony

Former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton testified she has no information about Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes as House lawmakers start two days of depositions with her and former President Bill Clinton. "I answered every one of their questions as fully as I could based on what I knew," Clinton said during a news briefing following her testimony. "I never met Jeffrey Epstein -- never had any connection or communication with him," she added, also noting that she was "casually" acquainted with Maxwell, who was Epstein's former girlfriend and co-conspirator. She appeared before lawmakers for a recorded interview behind closed doors after months of back-and-forth with the committee that include threatening to hold the Clintons in contempt of Congress. Former President Bill Clinton will also testify to lawmakers on Friday, marking the first time a former president will be forced to testify before Congress. The Clintons pushed for their testimony to be heard in a public setting, which was rejected by Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., who said standard practice was to have closed-door interviews with witnesses ahead of hearings. “The American people have a lot of questions. To my knowledge, the Clintons haven't answered very many, if any, questions about their knowledge or involvement with Epstein and Maxwell,” Comer said walking into Thursday's deposition. "No one’s accusing, at this moment, the Clintons of any wrongdoing. They’re going to have due process." Bill Clinton has not been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein and has said he stopped communicating with him at least a decade before his arrest in 2019. Hillary Clinton has not been connected to Epstein but did know Maxwell and interacted with her at conferences hosted by the Clinton foundation. “I had no idea about their criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew on his plane or visited his island, homes, or offices. I have nothing to add on that,” she said in her opening statement posted to social media. Comer has also pointed to Hillary Clinton's work to address sex trafficking while serving as secretary of state to insist on her deposition. Lawmakers have been investigating why the Department of Justice didn't seek further charges against Epstein after he pleaded guilty to state charges in Florida for soliciting prostitution from an underage girl but did not face federal charges. “The purpose of the whole investigation is to try to understand many things about Epstein. How did he collect so much wealth? How was he able to surround himself with some of the most powerful men in the world? Was he an asset for our government or any other government? These are the questions that we're going to ask over the next few days," Comer said. He said he expected the depositions to run for hours across the next two days and that videos and transcripts will be released at a later date. The Clintons have accused congressional Republicans of using them to distract from Trump’s ties to Epstein. “You have held zero public hearings, refused to allow the media to attend them, including today, despite espousing the need for transparency on dozens of occasions,” Hillary Clinton's statement says. “You have made little effort to call the people who show up most prominently in the Epstein files.” READ MORE: https://13wham.com/news/connect-to-co... _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: 13 WHAM on Facebook:   / 13wham   13 WHAM on Twitter:   / 13wham   13WHAM on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/13whamtv/?h... 13WHAM on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@13wham?lang=en 13 WHAM Daily Local News Digest:    • 13WHAM Local News Digest   For more information, visit https://13wham.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: news@13wham.com Call the Newsroom: (585) 334-8700 WHAM is a NY based station and a ABC Television affiliate owned and operated by Deerfield Media, Inc and receives certain services from an affiliation of Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #13WHAM #News #Rochester #NewYork