Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wasted no time criticizing Republicans after she ended a roughly six-hour grilling in the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein probe on Thursday evening.

Clinton told reporters she answered questions «repetitively, literally over and over again» after blasting Republicans for holding a closed-door deposition instead of a public hearing.

She said, however, that she would not testify again if there was a public hearing, telling reporters, «They had a chance to do it in public and I wish they had done it in public. And I think they’re making the wrong decision, avoiding doing it in public.»

«It then got, at the end, quite unusual because I started being asked about UFOs and a series of questions about Pizzagate — one of the most vile, bogus conspiracy theories that was propagated on the internet — that was serving as the basis of a member’s questions to me,» Clinton said.

She also knocked Republican lawmakers for not attending the deposition of former Victoria’s Secret CEO Leslie Wexner in person.

Clinton did save praise for House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., however, «for raising a series of significant questions that I responded to about the nature of the investigation, and the areas that I thought should be explored.»

«So I appreciated that. I want to see the truth come out. So that was a reassuring way to end a very long, repetitive, deposition,» Clinton said.

She also reiterated comments from her opening statement that she did not know Epstein, and said she only knew Ghislaine Maxwell «as an acquaintance.»

When asked why Maxwell was invited to her daughter, Chelsea Clinton’s wedding, however, Clinton said she was a «plus one of someone invited.»

Clinton’s deposition began in the 11 a.m. hour and wrapped in the 5 p.m. hour in her hometown of Chappaqua, New York.

Comer said afterward that Clinton «answered most of our questions» in a «productive» deposition but said Republicans ultimately «weren’t satisfied» with what they gleaned.

«The number of times that she said, ‘I don’t know, you’ll have to ask my husband,’ was more than a dozen,» Comer said.

Rep. James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky and chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, center, joined by Republican members of the House Oversight Committee, speaks to members of the media while arriving for a closed-door deposition with former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in Chappaqua, New York, on Feb. 26, 2026. (Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Former President Bill Clinton is slated to testify behind closed doors on Friday for what Comer said would be an «even longer» deposition.

CLINTONS CAVE: COMER SAYS BILL AND HILLARY TO TESTIFY IN EPSTEIN PROBE

Neither Clinton is implicated in any wrongdoing related to Epstein or Maxwell, but Bill Clinton was known to have a relationship with the late financier and sex trafficker before the federal investigations into his crimes came to light.

Hillary Clinton said that relationship «ended years, several years before, anything about, Epstein’s criminal activities came to light.»

Rep. William Timmons, R-S.C., told Fox News Digital that it was «frustrating» to see her «obstinate and sort of annoyed at the process.»

«She had an excuse for everything. But when you’ve got a pattern of involvement and a pattern of association, the American people deserve answers,» Timmons said.

«Honestly, I tend to find her to be fairly credible, but I mean, all of this is going to culminate tomorrow with President Clinton and he has a lot of really hard questions to answer and I don’t think that the American people are going to like his answers.»

The deposition was tense at times, a tension Clinton alluded to when she accused Republicans of breaking the rules when Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., apparently shared a photo from inside the deposition room with a right-wing influencer.

«We had a bit of a challenge in the beginning because we agreed upon rules based on the fact it was going to be a closed hearing at their demand. And one of the members violated that rule, which was very upsetting because it suggested that they might violate other of our agreements,» Clinton said. «So we had to cease the hearing for a period of time until we could get assurances that no rules would be, broken going forward.»

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP

It’s notable, however, that Democrats also leaked information from inside the room — but did not get any public blowback. A New York Times reporter posted reporting about the deposition on X earlier in the day while citing a «Dem member in the room.»

Bill Clinton’s deposition is also expected to kick off in the 11 a.m. hour on Friday at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center.

Related Article

Un ciudadano panameño fue aprehendido en el distrito de Arraiján como parte de la Operación Internacional Córdoba, una investigación coordinada entre Panamá y Argentina que busca desarticular redes vinculadas a delitos de explotación sexual infantil en entornos digitales.

La captura se realizó mediante diligencias de allanamiento y registro en el corregimiento de Nuevo Emperador, donde las autoridades ubicaron evidencias tecnológicas relacionadas con el caso.

De acuerdo con información de la Policía Nacional y el Ministerio Público, el hombre de 30 años es investigado por presuntos delitos de pornografía infantil, corrupción de menores y extorsión sexual en perjuicio de al menos siete víctimas menores de nacionalidad argentina.

La operación fue ejecutada por la Sección de Delitos Sexuales de Panamá Oeste en coordinación con unidades de la Dirección de Investigación Judicial, la Dirección Nacional de Inteligencia Policial y especialistas de informática forense del Instituto de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses, con apoyo internacional de Homeland Security Investigations.

Las autoridades indicaron que la investigación comenzó en enero de 2025, tras recibir información remitida por organismos de Argentina que alertaban sobre la posible posesión y circulación de material de abuso sexual infantil vinculado a dos investigaciones abiertas en ese país.

Las pesquisas permitieron determinar que los menores eran contactados inicialmente a través de Instagram y posteriormente mediante WhatsApp, utilizando una línea telefónica registrada en Panamá.

Durante el operativo fueron decomisados equipos tecnológicos y otros indicios que ahora forman parte del proceso investigativo. Además, el Ministerio Público informó que el sospechoso mantenía arresto domiciliario en otra causa penal por delitos de violación agravada y corrupción de menores, lo que constituye un elemento agravante dentro de la investigación en curso.

El ciudadano será llevado a audiencia de garantías para la legalización de la aprehensión, imputación de cargos y definición de medidas cautelares.

La Procuraduría General de la Nación reiteró que mantiene su compromiso institucional de perseguir delitos que atenten contra la libertad e integridad sexual de niños, niñas y adolescentes mediante investigaciones con debida diligencia y cooperación internacional.

El contexto estadístico refleja que este tipo de delitos mantiene una presencia significativa en el sistema penal panameño. Durante 2025 se registraron 6,273 denuncias por delitos contra la libertad e integridad sexual, de las cuales 440 correspondieron a corrupción de menores, explotación sexual y conductas relacionadas, según el informe oficial del Ministerio Público.

Dentro de ese mismo periodo se reportaron 55 denuncias por pornografía infantil y 34 por posesión de este tipo de material, cifras que muestran la persistencia del fenómeno pese a variaciones interanuales.

El inicio de 2026 mantiene la tendencia. Solo en enero se registraron 38 denuncias relacionadas con corrupción de menores y explotación sexual, incluyendo tres casos de pornografía infantil y cuatro por posesión de este material.

Las autoridades han señalado que el incremento de investigaciones vinculadas a ciberdelitos refleja el impacto del uso de plataformas digitales en la captación y victimización de menores. En el desglose de ese mes, las 38 denuncias se concentraron principalmente en corrupción de personas menores de edad, con 30 reportes, mientras que no se registraron denuncias por explotación sexual en esa categoría durante enero.

En paralelo, el Ministerio Público contabilizó tres denuncias por pornografía infantil y cuatro por posesión de pornografía infantil. El informe también registra un caso por relaciones sexuales remuneradas con personas mayores de 14 años y menores de 18, y el resto de figuras penales asociadas —como exhibicionismo, exhibición de materiales pornográficos a menores, omisión del conocimiento del delito, turismo sexual y uso de inmuebles para estos fines— no reportaron denuncias ese mes.

Las autoridades han señalado que el incremento de investigaciones vinculadas a ciberdelitos refleja el impacto del uso de plataformas digitales en la captación y victimización de menores.

A nivel internacional, organismos multilaterales han advertido que la explotación sexual infantil en línea se ha expandido significativamente tras la pandemia, impulsada por el acceso masivo a internet y la sofisticación de redes criminales transnacionales.

Informes recientes señalan que millones de imágenes y videos de abuso infantil circulan anualmente en la web, lo que ha obligado a los países a fortalecer la cooperación judicial y tecnológica para identificar víctimas y perseguir a los responsables.

En América Latina, la cooperación policial se ha convertido en un eje clave para enfrentar estos delitos, especialmente en casos donde los agresores y víctimas se encuentran en jurisdicciones distintas. La Operación Córdoba se enmarca precisamente en ese esquema de coordinación transnacional, que combina intercambio de inteligencia, análisis forense digital y ejecución simultánea de diligencias judiciales.

Las autoridades panameñas sostienen que el caso evidencia la importancia de la denuncia y la colaboración internacional para detectar redes de explotación sexual infantil, particularmente aquellas que operan a través de plataformas digitales. También subrayan la necesidad de reforzar mecanismos de prevención, educación y monitoreo en entornos virtuales para reducir la vulnerabilidad de niños y adolescentes frente a estos delitos.

El proceso judicial continuará en las próximas semanas mientras se analizan los dispositivos incautados y se profundiza la cooperación con Argentina para identificar posibles nuevas víctimas y determinar la magnitud de la red investigada.

La Fiscalía mantiene abierta la investigación y no descarta nuevas diligencias en territorio nacional o internacional en función de los hallazgos obtenidos durante el análisis forense de los equipos decomisados.

Denmark will head to the polls March 24 after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called a snap parliamentary election, a move widely viewed as an attempt to consolidate rising public support tied to her handling of tensions with President Donald Trump over Greenland.

Frederiksen announced the early vote Wednesday, arguing Denmark needs political clarity at a time of mounting geopolitical pressure. According to Reuters, she said the country faces «a serious foreign policy situation,» adding voters should have a say in how Denmark navigates it.

Her center-left Social Democratic government has seen a lift in opinion polls in recent weeks after taking a firm stance that Greenland is not for sale and that Danish sovereignty is non-negotiable. 

The dispute with Washington has reshaped the domestic political conversation, pushing Arctic security and national sovereignty to the forefront of Danish politics.

Frederiksen, who has led Denmark since mid-2019, has spent much of the past year managing the fallout from Trump’s renewed push to acquire Greenland, the vast Arctic island that is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. Tensions escalated sharply last month when Trump threatened to impose new tariffs on Denmark and several other European Union countries.

Trump has argued that the United States needs control of the North Atlantic island for national security reasons, citing increased activity by Russia and China in the Arctic. The region has grown in strategic importance as melting ice opens shipping routes and access to natural resources, intensifying competition among major powers.

The standoff appeared to ease after Trump announced that a framework agreement to strengthen Arctic security had been reached in talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. After that announcement, U.S., Danish and Greenlandic officials began technical discussions on implementing the arrangement, focusing on security coordination rather than any change in sovereignty.

Throughout the crisis, Frederiksen and other senior Danish officials repeatedly emphasized that Greenland’s status is not up for negotiation. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference earlier in February, Frederiksen cautioned that she did not believe the crisis had fully passed and suggested Washington could still harbor ambitions to annex the island.

RUSSIA, CHINA SQUEEZE US ARCTIC DEFENSE ZONE AS TRUMP EYES GREENLAND

Danish soldiers land at Nuuk airport in Greenland Jan. 19, 2026.  (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/via Reuters)

According to The Guardian, Danish commentators have described the prime minister’s polling boost as a «Greenland bounce,» reflecting growing domestic approval of her firm posture toward Washington.

Frederiksen’s decision to call early elections appears aimed at converting that surge into a renewed mandate. Denmark’s next general election had not been scheduled until later this year, but the prime minister argued that the current security climate justifies seeking fresh voter backing.

Greenland, home to roughly 56,000 people, has long been strategically significant due to its location between North America and Europe. The United States maintains a military presence there at Pituffik Space Base, formerly known as Thule Air Base. Any suggestion of U.S. acquisition has historically been sensitive in both Copenhagen and Nuuk, Greenland’s capital.

Euronews reported that Frederiksen’s government has stressed cooperation with allies while firmly rejecting any negotiations over Greenland’s sovereignty. European leaders have signaled support for Denmark, reinforcing the view that Arctic stability is increasingly central to NATO and EU planning.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP

People protest against Trump’s policy toward Greenland in front of the U.S/. consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Opposition parties have criticized the timing of the snap election, arguing that Frederiksen is seeking a political advantage during a moment of heightened nationalism. Others, however, have largely backed the government’s line on Greenland, suggesting that the sovereignty issue may transcend traditional party divides.

The March 24 vote will determine whether Frederiksen can strengthen her coalition or voters shift the parliamentary balance. It will also serve as a broader test of how Danes believe their country should manage its relationship with Washington as Arctic security becomes a defining issue of global competition.

Related Article