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marmar

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Fri Feb 27, 2026, 09:06 AM 11 hrs ago

"A tragedy, a scandal": Hillary Clinton deposition rips Republicans' handling of Epstein case


“A tragedy, a scandal”: Hillary Clinton deposition rips Republicans’ handling of Epstein case
The former Secretary of State said Republicans had turned the case into a political stunt

By Alex Galbraith
Nights and Weekends Editor
Published February 26, 2026 3:43PM (EST)


(Salon) In a heatseeking opening statement to her deposition on Jeffrey Epstein, Hillary Clinton tore into the Trump administration and the GOP over their handling of the Epstein files and human trafficking cases.

The opponent of Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election charged the House Oversight Committee with using the Epstein files as a means to settle political scores. She accused the committee of a lack of transparency and dinged the Trump administration for limiting the federal government’s ability to investigate human trafficking.

“Your investigation is supposed to be assessing the federal government’s handling of the investigations and prosecutions of Epstein and his crimes. You subpoenaed eight law enforcement officials, all of whom ran the Department of Justice or directed the FBI when Epstein’s crimes were investigated and prosecuted. Of those eight, only one appeared before the Committee,” she said. ” You have made little effort to call the people who show up most prominently in the Epstein files. And when you did, not a single Republican Member showed up for Les Wexner’s deposition.”

The former Secretary of State said that Trump’s administration had “gutted the Trafficking in Persons Office at the State Department.” .......................(more)

https://www.salon.com/2026/02/26/a-tragedy-a-scandal-hillary-clinton-deposition-rips-republicans-handling-of-epstein-case/




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"A tragedy, a scandal": Hillary Clinton deposition rips Republicans' handling of Epstein case (Original Post) marmar 11 hrs ago OP
The GOP run committee got hornswaggled. I think the Clintons were never going to duck the subpoena ... marble falls 11 hrs ago #1
And these idiots asked her about pizzagate and UFOs for some reason. Dave Bowman 11 hrs ago #2

marble falls

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1. The GOP run committee got hornswaggled. I think the Clintons were never going to duck the subpoena ...
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 09:16 AM
11 hrs ago

... I think they were firing up the MAGA delusion that they hiding something and were afraid of the committee.

The Clintons may be many things, but afraid, guilty of anything Epsteinian and being stupid aren't three of them.

My big disappointment is that she didn't get another crack at Jim Jordan with his history of covering for sexual deviants/convicted criminals.

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