El expresidente estadounidense Bill Clinton comenzó a declarar este viernes ante una comisión del Congreso en Washington DC que investiga los vínculos de figuras públicas con el financista acusado de delitos sexuales Jeffrey Epstein, en una audiencia marcada por la tensión partidaria y los intentos de los demócratas de redirigir el foco hacia la relación del actual mandatario, Donald Trump, con el empresario fallecido en prisión en 2019.

Clinton, de 79 años, aparece mencionado de forma destacada en las más recientes revelaciones de los llamados “archivos Epstein”, difundidos tras la publicación de millones de documentos por parte del Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos.

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En su declaración inicial, el exmandatario reiteró que rompió relaciones con Epstein “bastante antes” de que este fuera condenado en 2008. “No tenía idea de los delitos que (Epstein) estaba cometiendo. No importa cuántas fotos me muestren, hay dos cosas que, al final, importan más que sus interpretaciones de esas fotos de hace 20 años. Sé lo que vi y, más importante aún, lo que no vi. Sé lo que hice y, más importante aún, lo que no hice”, afirmó.

“Ni siquiera con la perspectiva que da el tiempo, nunca vi nada que me hiciera dudar”, agregó.

En estas declaraciones iniciales, que el expresidente hizo públicas en su cuenta de X, se mostró muy contundente: “No vi nada ni hice nada malo”.

Y señaló: “Como alguien que creció en un hogar con violencia doméstica, no solo no habría volado en su avión si hubiera tenido la menor idea de lo que estaba haciendo, sino que lo habría denunciado yo mismo”.

La comparecencia se produjo un día después de la de Hillary Clinton, quien también declaró en Chappaqua, cerca de Nueva York, donde reside la pareja. Ambos solicitaron que las audiencias fueran públicas y televisadas, pero el Comité de Supervisión de la Cámara de Representantes resolvió realizarlas a puertas cerradas.

“Nos llevó siete meses traer a los Clinton hasta aquí. Ahora que los tenemos, vamos a hacer muchas preguntas”, afirmó el presidente del comité, el republicano James Comer.

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Desde la bancada demócrata, el legislador Suhas Subramanyam pidió que Trump sea citado a declarar. “Seamos realistas, hoy estamos hablando con el presidente equivocado”, dijo, al acusar al mandatario de obstaculizar la investigación.

Durante su testimonio, Bill Clinton reconoció haber volado en el avión de Epstein en varias ocasiones a comienzos de los años 2000 para actividades humanitarias vinculadas a la Fundación Clinton, aunque negó haber visitado la isla privada del financista en el Caribe.

También remarcó que la mera mención en los archivos no constituye prueba de delito y que no existen acusaciones en su contra.

En paralelo, nuevas fotografías surgidas de los archivos de Epstein muestran al exmandatario recostado en una bañera de hidromasaje —con parte de la imagen censurada— y en otra nadando junto a una mujer identificada como Ghislaine Maxwell, excolaboradora del financista.

Por su parte, Hillary Clinton afirmó que su citación se basó en la “suposición” de que tenía información sobre las actividades delictivas de Epstein y Maxwell. “Permítanme ser lo más clara posible: no tengo esa información”, declaró, y negó haber viajado en el avión del financista o visitado su isla.

Epstein, un influyente financista neoyorquino con vínculos entre ricos y poderosos, fue condenado en 2008 por solicitar sexo a menores de edad y murió en 2019 en una cárcel de Nueva York mientras enfrentaba un segundo juicio por tráfico sexual, en una muerte considerada suicidio.

Los Clinton habían rechazado inicialmente las citaciones, pero accedieron a declarar tras la amenaza republicana de desacato. Los demócratas, en tanto, sostienen que la pesquisa ha sido utilizada con fines políticos más que como una investigación genuina.

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Former President Bill Clinton is telling the House Oversight Committee that he had «no idea» of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes as his deposition kicks off in Chappaqua, New York.

Clinton is in the hot seat for the committee’s bipartisan investigation into the late financier and sex trafficker for what is expected to be an all-day session of questions into his relationship with Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.

«Now, let me say what you’re going to hear from me. First, I had no idea of the crimes Epstein was committing. No matter how many photos you show me, I have two things that, at the end of the day, matter more than your interpretation of those 20-year-old photos,» Clinton said, according to his prepared opening remarks.

«I know what I saw and more importantly, what I didn’t see. I know what I did and more importantly, what I didn’t do. I saw nothing and I did nothing wrong.»

Clinton also warned lawmakers, «You’ll often hear me say that I don’t recall» but said he would not speculate when asked questions.

«That might be unsatisfying, but I’m not going to say something I’m not sure of. This was all a long time ago, and I’m bound by my oath not to speculate or to guess. This is not merely for my benefit, but because it doesn’t help you for me to play detective 24 years later,» Clinton said.

Meanwhile House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., suggested he had an abundance of questions for the former president ahead of the deposition.

«I think everyone’s seen that there are a lot of photos that have been released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) as well as the Epstein estate. There are a lot of email correspondence that included President Clinton,» Comer said when asked what he needed to hear.

«Secretary Clinton confirmed this yesterday: Jeffrey Epstein was in the White House 17 times while Bill Clinton was president. We know that Bill Clinton flew on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane at least 27 times. So those are questions that we’re going to ask.»

He said questions would pertain to Epstein and to Clinton’s relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell, the late financier’s accomplice who is serving out a prison term in Texas after being convicted on federal sex trafficking charges.

Comer told reporters that his list of questions for Clinton had «increased» in the wake of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s own deposition before the committee on Thursday.

«Mrs. Clinton deferred a lot of questions to her husband today. There were at least a dozen times when she said, ‘You’ll have to ask my husband that. I can’t answer that,’» the chairman 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 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in Chappaqua, N.Y., on Feb. 26, 2026. (Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

He said that many of those deferrals had to do with the Clintons’ nonprofit work.

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«There are so many examples in the evidence the Department of Justice released, in correspondence where Epstein bragged about how involved he was initially in setting up the Clinton Global Initiative and the Clinton Foundation,» he said.

«We asked those questions to Secretary Clinton yesterday, and she kept saying she was in the Senate at that time. She wasn’t focused on it. ‘You’ll have to ask my husband.’ So a lot of the Clinton Global Initiative questions yesterday went unanswered because Mrs. Clinton deferred to her husband.»

Bill Clinton’s deposition began a few minutes after 11 a.m. on Friday, a person familiar with planning told Fox News Digital.

Comer told reporters on Thursday after Hillary Clinton’s sitdown that he expected the ordeal to be «even longer» on Friday. 

Her deposition lasted roughly six hours from start to finish, with a brief lunch break in between.

Hillary Clinton, former U.S. Secretary of State, speaks to members of the media outside the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in Chappaqua, N.Y., Feb. 26, 2026.  (Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Neither of the Clintons has been accused of anything related to Epstein’s crimes. But the former president’s name appears multiple times in documents released by the DOJ and the House Oversight Committee pertaining to the investigation into Epstein.

Like his wife’s testimony, Clinton will speak to the committee behind closed doors and under oath. 

The interview will be transcribed, with a video likely to be released within a week of its conclusion.

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Photos show the statue and its base defaced with messages such as «NEVER AGAIN IS NOW,» «ZIONIST WAR CRIMINAL» AND «GLOBALISE THE INTIFADA!»

«Overnight, the Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square was graffitied with red paint,» the police noted in the post on Friday.

«Officers were on scene within two minutes of being alerted shortly after 4am. A 38-yr-old man is in custody having been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage,» the police added.

A Dutch activist group claimed credit for the graffiti. 

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«On the morning of 27th February, the statue of Winston Churchill at Parliament Square was defaced with red paint. This protest was organised and executed by @freethefilton24nl,» a post on Instagram claims.

The post features a pre-recorded statement in which a man says, «My name is Olax Outis. I am a citizen of the Netherlands.» 

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The Churchill statue in Parliament Square is vandalized in the early hours of the morning with red paint and anti-Israel slogans including «Zionist war criminal», «Stop the Genocide», «Never again is Now,» «Globalise the Intifada,» and what appears to be «Greetings from the Hague» in Dutch on Feb. 27, 2026, in London. (Guy Smallman/Getty Images)

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He identifies himself as «part of a Dutch action group called Free the Filton 24 NL,» explaining, «I’ve come to the United Kingdom to deface statue of one of history’s most well-known war criminals, Winston Churchill.»

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