Speaker 1: What's up, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the
Epstein Chronicles. So Slick Willie gave his deposition yesterday, and
everybody seems to have a big opinion about what was
said or what wasn't said. Meanwhile, we haven't even seen
the transcripts or the video yet, so how do we know.
All we have are sound bites from elected officials who
obviously have skin in the game both ways, and who
both have motivation to spin the truth into a narrative
that fits what they want us to believe. So I'm
not taking too much from the Hillary Clinton or Bill
Clinton deposition yet until I can see the transcripts and
the video for myself. I'm not going to be dog
walked by a bunch of people in the legacy media
that really have no idea what they're talking about anyway,
So I'm going to wait until we get the transcripts
before I have a heavy opinion one way or the other.
Now that said, let's do a brief overview of what
went and some of the things that are coming out.
And to do that, we're going to use an article
from the AP headline Bill Clinton says he did nothing
wrong with Epstein as he faced grilling over their relationship.
This article was authored by Stephen Groves. Former President Bill
Clinton told members of Congress on Friday he did nothing
wrong in his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and saw no
signs of Epstein's sexual abuse, as he faced hours of
grilling from lawmakers over his connections to the disgraced financier
from more than two decades ago. Okay, I don't believe him,
but that's what he says. He had no idea what
Jeffrey Epstein was up to at all. Huh, no clue,
Former President of the United States, You mean to tell me.
Nobody in his security detail ran a report on who
Jeffrey Epstein was. I mean, of course, he can say that,
but if you believe him, that's up to you personally.
I do not believe him. Now. I'm not saying Bill
Clinton saw Jeffrey Epstein abusing girls, but he knew that
Jeffrey Epstein was a criminal. Come on, everybody knew that.
Everybody knew he was running money, everybody knew who he
was bundling, everybody knew about his ties to gun runners.
So please stop the nonsense. I saw nothing and I
did nothing wrong. The former Democratic president said in an
opening statement he shared on social media. The closed door
deposition ended after more than six hours of questioning from lawmakers,
who said he answered every question posed to him. Well,
that's good, and look, props for Bill Clinton for finally
sitting down for this deposition. But why did it have
to take this long. Why couldn't he have just come
forward years ago and laid it all out. Look, this
is what was happening. I did nothing wrong and I
have nothing to hide. But instead he sent out that
angel Urina dude to tell us a bunch of bullshit
and lies, and they're still lying about the depths of
their relationship. I can tell you right now that the Clintons,
including Hillary Clinton, vacation that Zoro ranch, and this is
from sources that were at the ranch at the time,
so they can say whatever they want, but we know
the truth now. Of course, again, that does not mean
that Bill Clinton was sitting in some room with Jeffrey
Epstein and abusing girls. And I've been very consistent saying
that as much as I don't like Bill Clinton, balls
are balls and strikes or strikes. The deposition in the
Clinton's hometown of Chappaqua New York marked the first time
a former president has been compelled to testify to Congress.
It came a day after Clinton's wife, former Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton, sat with lawmakers for her own deposition.
And again, same with that deposition. We don't really know
what's what yet, So I'm going to reserve having a
heavy opinion until I get those transcripts, because it seems
like right now people are just talking about the things
that they want to be true and ignoring anything else.
But that's not how it works, right. We have to
look at the whole thing, the whole deposition for what
it is, a whole deposition. That way, we have context
and we know exactly what we're talking about. Bill Clinton
has also not been accused of any wrongdoing, and Republican
members of the House Oversight Committee did not immediately level
any accusations against the Clintons as they departed Chappaqua. They
planned to review the depositions, but said their attention was
mostly shifting to other individuals, well not Less Wexner. Huh,
that's convenient. Somebody should ask James Comer about that. And
you see all these Republicans that showed up in New
York why weren't they down in Ohio? No representative Luna
down in Ohio? Was she too busy with interdimensional beings
and falsely painting Epstein survivors as traffickers. I mean, it's
awesome that she made some time to get away from
her influencerr life on the internet to get to New York.
But it would have been nice if these GOP committee
members would have went down to Ohio as well. So
anything that Luna says I would take with a grand assault.
She's not a serious person, not at all. In fact,
she's caused a lot of damage by lobbing a grenade
and trying to act like all these survivors were traffickers.
You need to be very clear when you're talking like that.
I mean, we've already seen that commentary be twisted and
turned and weaponized against the survivors. But nobody's calling Luna out.
I guess I will. This lady is reckless and she
doesn't deserve to be anywhere near this story. She should
work on other things because this is way above her head.
Lawmakers are grappling with what accountability in the United States
looks like at a time when men around the world
have been toppled from their high power posts for maintaining
their connections with Epstein after he pleaded guilty in two
thousand and eight to stay charges in Florida for soliciting
prostitution from an underage girl, raping an underage girl. Let's
just call it what it is, holy shit. So if
it was your daughter, would you say that Jeffrey Epstein
solicited prostitution from an underage girl? Or would you say
that he raped your daughter. We have questions about anyone
who spent time with Epstein post conviction, said Republican James Comer,
the chair of the House Oversight Committee. Once you knew
Jeffrey Epstein was a sex offender, why did you continue
the relationship? Well, that's a good question. Why don't you
ask Howard Lutnik? Stupid? I don't think these guys understand
that they're lighting whatever little legacy they have on fire.
When historians come back and look at this time period,
it's not going to end well for these dudes. Bill Clinton,
in his opening statement, said that he had long stopped
associating with Epstein by the time of his two thousand
and eight guilty plea. He also said it would be
difficult to recall the specifics of events from more than
twenty years ago, but expressed certainty that he had not
witnessed signs of Epstein's bit. No, not at all. I
saw nothing. Ah, I was an Arkansas. I had no
idea what was going on as he's getting a massage
from a traffic girl. I mean, come on, dude, It's
one thing to say you didn't you know partake. It's
a whole other thing to try and lie to me
and say you didn't know what was going on, or
at least suspect, because there's no way that anybody that
was around Epstein thought that Jeffrey Epstein had all these
beautiful women around him because he was some kind of casanova. Okay.
Bill Clinton, in his opening statement, said that he had
long stopped associating with Epstein by the time of his
two thousand and eight guilty plea. He also said it
would be difficult to recall the specifics of events from
more than twenty years ago, but express certainty that he
had not witnessed signs of Epstein's abuse. Republican John Maguire
accused Bill Clinton of having selective memory during the questioning,
but other GOP members departed, acknowledging that he had handled
the deposition with skill and candor. Comer called Bill Clinton charming.
During the questioning, Clinton was quite candid, perhaps more candid
than his attorneys were comfortable Seed Republican Representative Nick Langworthy, Well,
that's good to hear, and he should be, especially since
he says he has nothing to hide. Republicans have wanted
to question Bill Clinton about Epstein for years, especially as
conspiracy theories arose following Epstein's twenty nineteen suicide allegedly in
a New York jail cell while he faced sex trafficking charges.
Those calls reached a fever pitch late last year when
several photos of the former president surfaced in the Department
of Justice first release of the case on Epstein and Maxwell.
A British socialite. You mean, child abuser, all around scusbag,
bipedal serpent, that's what you mean, who was convicted of
sex trafficking in December of twenty twenty one, but maintains
that she's innocent. Bill Clinton was photographed on a plane
seated along i woman whose faces redacted, his arm around her.
Another photo showed Clinton and Maxwell in a pool with
another person whose face was redacted. Epstein also visited the
White House several times during President Clinton's presidency, and the
pair later made several international trips together for their humanitarian work.
Comer claimed the committee has collected evidence that Epstein visited
the White House seventeen times and that Bill Clinton flew
on Epstein's airplane twenty seven times. Democratic lawmakers said they
also pose tough questions to Bill Clinton about his relationship
with Epstein and Maxwell. I bet you none of them
asked if Bill Clinton was romantically involved with Glenn Maxwell,
because that's one of the rumors we heard, and again
that was brought to us by the Daily Beast. Not
exactly a bastion of conservatism. We were only here because
he hid it from everyone so well, for so long,
Bill Bill Clinton said in his opening statement, And by
the time it came to light with this two thousand
and eight guilty plea, I had long stopped associating with him.
Bill Clinton also went after Comer for calling his wife
before the committee, telling him that including her was simply
not right. Comer said the committee was working to quickly
publish a transcript and video recording of both days of depositions. Well,
that's what I want. I'm not going to sit here
and tell you guys one way or the other what
went down, because we just don't know yet. We have
an idea, but we don't know the nuance, we don't
know the back and forth. So I'm going to reserve
heavy criticism one way or the other until we have
the facts. I know. That's shocking to hear. Democrats who
have supported the push to get answers from Bill Clinton
are arguing that it sets precedent that should apply to
President Trump, a Republican who had his own relationship with Epstein.
I think that President Trump needs to man up, get
in front of this committee and answer the questions and
stop calling this investigation a hoax, said Representative Robert Garcia,
the top Democrat on the committee, on Friday. Comer has
pushed back on that idea, saying that Trump has answered
questions on Epstein from the press. No, he hasn't, absolutely not.
And if you think the right is gonna wiggle out
of having Trump get deposed at some point over this,
you're wrong. They opened that door and now they're gonna
have to walk through it. Trump on Friday expressed remorse
at Bill Clinton being forced to testify. I like Bill Clinton,
and I don't like seeing him deposed, he told reporters
as he departed the White House and route the Corpus Christi.
Texas Democrats are also calling for the resignation of Trump's
Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick. Lutnick was a longtime neighbor of
Epstein in New York City, but said on a podcast
that he severed ties with Epstein following a two thousand
and five tour of Epstein's home that disturbed Lutnick and
his wife. Well, that's a lie. Just about everything Lutnick
has told us about Epstein and his relationship is a lie.
So if anybody should be testifying right now, certainly Lutnick.
The public release of the case files showed that Lutnick
actually had two engagements with Epstein. Years later, he attended
a twenty eleven event at Epstein's home, and in twenty
twelve his family had lunch with Epstein on his private island,
and they were also involved in a business together. Adfinn, Well,
you don't want to add that here, not part of
the story. He should be removed from office, and at
a minimum, should come before the committee, Garcia said of Lutnik.
Republican Representative Nancy Mace questioned Tillary Clinton about Lutnick's relationship
to Epstein during the deposition on Thursday. On Friday morning,
Mace joined in calling for the Commerce Secretary to come
before the committee. I believe we will have the votes
to subpoena him. Democratic Representative ro Kanna said, and they should.
Howard Lutnik has obviously lied, so he needs to be
called before the committee, put under oath, and let's get
to the bottom of it. So I think we're going
to wrap up right here, and once we get the
deposition transcripts in hand, we'll go through the deposition transcripts
right here on air, every single word, and then of
course we'll break it down afterwards like we always do
when we have all the information available to us. But
from the initial view here, from the initial reporting, it
doesn't look like they got much, doesn't look like much
was accomplished. So we'll see what the transcripts say when
they come out, but until then, that's going to do
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