Mark is Liberty Nation Editor-in-Chief after previously serving as Managing Editor for four years. Steeped in US Conservative policy and politics, he is the host of our flagship radio show airing across the country on the Radio America Network.
Mark Angelides
Feb 27, 2026
Today, February 27, former President Bill Clinton will face a grilling from the House Oversight Committee, which seeks to gather information regarding his ties to late financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Former first lady and ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared yesterday and apparently provided little information in the closed-door session. What she reportedly delivered, however, was a near-constant refrain of “you’ll have to ask my husband.”
In what is perhaps a subtle gibe at the nature and purpose of the events, Friday’s deposition, like Hillary’s, will be held at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in New York. But whether the theatrics are on the part of the committee or the Clintons is almost certainly in the eye of the beholder.
The Ties That Bind
Bill Clinton’s interactions with Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell are long and storied, with multiple trips on Epstein’s private plane. Maxwell reportedly had deep ties to the Clinton Global Initiative – including donations and organizing efforts. As The New York Times reported, “Ms. Maxwell took part in budget discussions related to the first Clinton Global Initiative conference; talked through challenges about it with both Clinton aides and Publicis Groupe, the company that produced the inaugural event; and arranged to wire $1 million to pay Publicis for its work on ‘the Clinton project.’”
Mark is Liberty Nation Editor-in-Chief after previously serving as Managing Editor for four years. Steeped in US Conservative policy and politics, he is the host of our flagship radio show airing across the country on the Radio America Network.
Hillary Clinton’s associations are much more limited, and she claims to have never met Epstein. She does, however, admit to having met with Maxwell on a number of occasions.
Neither Clinton is accused of wrongdoing, and yet, the committee’s stated scope is to uncover the alleged federal mismanagement in the Epstein investigation and to determine how Epstein and Maxwell sought to curry favor with high-ranking officials. In this, it seems that the depositions have a warranted investigative merit.
The Clinton Legitimacy Test
In her opening statement, Mrs. Clinton accused the committee of making political hay for no purpose.
“You have compelled me to testify, fully aware that I have no knowledge that would assist your investigation, in order to distract attention from President Trump’s actions and to cover them up despite legitimate calls for answers,” Clinton said. She added: “What is being held back? Who is being protected? And why the cover-up?”
So, either questioning people about their ties to Epstein and Maxwell is an illegitimate use of congressional resources, or it isn’t. To state that she and her husband’s well-documented associations are not worthy of consideration while arguing that Donald Trump’s are is a logic bomb that has yet to detonate.
The vanquished presidential candidate further stated that:
“This institutional failure is designed to protect one political party and one public official, rather than to seek truth and justice for the victims and survivors, as well as the public who also want to get to the bottom of this matter. … My heart breaks for the survivors. And I am furious on their behalf.”
According to Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer (R-KY), “The number of times that she said, ‘I don’t know, you’ll have to ask my husband,’ was more than a dozen.” And perhaps getting Hillary Clinton on record regarding her husband was the chief purpose of Thursday’s deposition.
A Democrat Rebuttal
What yesterday’s events – and those expected today – will do is provide fuel for calls to have Trump sit before the committee. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) was quick off the mark to demand a political quid pro quo, saying:
“This committee has now set a new precedent about talking to presidents and former presidents. … And we’re demanding immediately that we ask President Trump to testify in front of our committee and be deposed in front of Oversight Republicans and Democrats, and that should happen immediately.”
A Clinton spokesperson hinted at the same, saying the couple “look forward to setting a precedent that applies to everyone."
Having the Clintons appear before the committee – if only after threats of contempt charges – will likely not bring any new answers. It is, however, the ultimate political football, but both sides should be wary that it does not morph into a hot potato.
