A closed-door deposition turned into a political firestorm after the House Oversight Committee released dramatic footage featuring Bill and Hillary Clinton during questioning linked to Jeffrey Epstein. What was meant to remain confidential quickly became a national talking point after images from inside the hearing room surfaced online, triggering outrage, legal objections and a tense exchange between lawmakers and the former First Lady. During the high-stakes session, Hillary Clinton forcefully challenged committee members over what her legal team described as a breach of closed-door protocol. At one point, tensions escalated dramatically, with raised voices and a visible show of defiance as she objected to the circulation of images from inside the deposition room. The confrontation shifted the tone of the proceedings, which later moved off record following the clash. WATCH 

Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, refused to answer questions from House lawmakers during a scheduled deposition at a federal prison facility in Texas, invoking her Fifth Amendment rights and declining to provide testimony in a congressional investigation into Epstein’s trafficking network. Behind closed doors, Maxwell’s legal team delivered a message to lawmakers: she would be willing to testify “fully and honestly”, but only if President Donald Trump were to grant her clemency or commute her prison sentence. Her attorney claimed that Maxwell could confirm that neither Trump nor former President Bill Clinton committed criminal wrongdoing in connection with Epstein, framing her testimony as contingent on presidential intervention. WATCH