'I do not recall', says Republican Boebert when asked if she took Clinton's photo at deposition

Record ID: 2358248

  • Title: 'I do not recall', says Republican Boebert when asked if she took Clinton's photo at deposition
  • Date: 26th February 2026
  • Summary: CHAPPAQUA, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FEBRUARY 26, 2026) (REUTERS) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, REPUBLICAN, LAUREN BOEBERT PUSHING GRANDSON IN STROLLER OUTSIDE CHAPPAQUA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER BOEBERT PUSHING STROLLER DOWN SIDEWALK TOWARDS CHAPPAQUA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, REPUBLICAN, LAUREN BOEBERT, SAYING: REPORTER ASKING OFF-CAMERA: “Repr
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  • Keywords: Congress Hillary Clinton Jeffrey Epstein Lauren Boebert deposition photo rules
  • Location: CHAPPAQUA, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • City: CHAPPAQUA, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA001896026022026RP1
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  • Story Text: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a congressional committee on Thursday (February 26) that she did not remember ever meeting the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and had no information to share about his 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," Clinton said in a statement, which she released as she delivered a closed-door deposition to the House of Representatives Oversight Committee in Chappaqua, New York.
    Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, also accused the Republican-led panel of trying to shift focus away from President Donald Trump's ties to Epstein, who died by suicide in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. She said Trump's administration has "gutted" a State Department office focused on international sex trafficking.
    The hearing was paused briefly after a photo of Clinton seated at a table was leaked to social media, in a violation of committee rules, according to Clinton adviser Nick Merrill. Conservative influencer Benny Johnson, who published the photo, said it was taken by Republican Representative Lauren Boebert.
    She and her husband, Democratic former President Bill Clinton, initially refused to testify before the committee, but relented when lawmakers moved to hold them in contempt of Congress.
    Bill Clinton is scheduled to testify to the committee on Friday (February 27).
    (Production: Christine Kiernan)
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