Hillary Clinton accuses Trump of 'covering up' Epstein probe

Hillary Clinton has accused US President Donald Trump of “covering up” the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased sex offender.

“Get the files out. They are slow-walking it. I think everyone should testify who is asked to testify.” Clinton told the BBC. 

The Justice Department last month released the latest cache of Epstein files – more than three million documents, photos and videos related to its investigation into sex criminal Epstein, who died from what was determined to be suicide while in custody in 2019.

The former US State Department Secretary’s husband has been featured regularly in the Epstein files. However, there has been no evidence of any wrongdoing in the Clintons’ cases.

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‘We will show up’

The couple has been ordered to give closed-door depositions before the House Oversight Committee, which is probing the deceased financier’s connections to powerful figures and how information about his crimes was handled.

“We will show up but we think it would be better to have it in public,” Hillary Clinton said.

The Clintons were ordered to appear before the House Oversight Committee, which is investigating Epstein’s connections to powerful figures and the handling of information about his crimes.

Democrats have accused Republicans of using the investigation to target opponents of President Donald Trump, a longtime Epstein associate who has not been called to testify.

House Republicans had threatened a contempt vote if the Clintons refused to appear, but the couple has agreed to testify.

Bill Clinton has said that a private deposition would resemble a “kangaroo court” and called for a public hearing. Hillary Clinton said the couple had already provided the committee with all the information they had and urged that any dispute take place publicly.

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Democrats have accused Republicans of using the investigation to target opponents of President Donald Trump, a longtime Epstein associate who has not been called to testify.