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Hillary Clinton was reportedly quizzed about 'young women massaging her husband' as she was questioned by a congressional committee over her links to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday (26 February).
The former US Secretary of State, 78, and wife of former US President Bill Clinton, 79, testified for hours behind closed doors to the House Oversight Committee, who are investigating the crimes of the late financier.
It comes as her husband is also due to testify today (27 February).
Bill Clinton knew Epstein in the early 2000s, and flight logs and court documents from the files released by the Department of Justice show that the former US President flew on his private plane multiple times.
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He was also pictured multiple times in the files; however, he has long maintained that he had no knowledge of his crimes and had cut ties with Epstein long before the financier's 2019 arrest.
As for Hillary, a report by USA Today claims that her name appears more than 700 times in the Epstein files, the majority of which were news articles about her 2016 presidential campaign.
It's important to note that being named in the Epstein files doesn't automatically equate to any kind of wrongdoing, and the Clintons have never been accused by law enforcement of any wrongdoing related to Epstein.
As per Al Jazeera, James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said: “No one is accusing the Clintons of any wrongdoing. We just have a lot of questions.”
During yesterday's deposition, Hillary told US lawmakers she had no knowledge of Epstein’s or Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes, in an opening statement she shared on social media.
She said: “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 to that."
According to The Telegraph and CNN, the politician was also asked about how she felt about 'young women' giving massages to her husband.
The question was allegedly asked by Republican Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina.
CNN reports that Clinton's response was that she 'would not speculate about events for which she was not present and was not there to discuss feelings'.
For context, in 2020, the Daily Mail published a photo of the former president being massaged in an airport by then 22-year-old Chauntae Davies, who later accused Epstein of abusing her.
The image was allegedly taken in 2002, ahead of a humanitarian trip to Africa.
Bill Clinton giving evidence today will mark the first time a former President has been forced to do so before Congress, as per PA Media.
Hillary's closed-door questioning concluded after six hours on Thursday - it was paused after Republican representative Lauren Boebert sent a photo of her in the room to a conservative influencer who posted it on social media, violating the committee’s rules.
The incident prompted the former secretary of state to repeat her longstanding demand that the deposition be made open to reporters.
Tyla has contacted a representative for the Clintons for comment.
