New footage has been released showing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calling off a closed-door deposition on the Jeffrey Epstein case after Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., posted an unauthorized photo of Clinton.
This comes after Clinton’s lawyer informed her that a photo taken during the deposition was circulated among members of the conservative media.
Clinton says, “I’m done with this. If you guys are doing that, I am done. You can hold me in contempt from now until the cows come home. This is just typical behavior.”
Generally, lawmakers who take a closed-door deposition are not allowed to disclose any information or images taken during the proceedings until the official video is released.
However, Rep. Lauren Boebert defended the action taken by posting the image taken before the official start of the proceedings.
Clinton responds by saying:
“It doesn’t matter. We all are abiding by the same rules.”
Boebert says, “I will take that down.”
However, the deposition was soon placed on hold again. When they resumed the deposition, the attorney for Clinton said on the record that the Clintons had requested that reporters be present in the room for transparency’s sake. However, this was not granted.
This is a part of a broader inquiry into issues linked with Epstein, a financier who died in federal custody back in 2019 while awaiting a trial on charges of sex trafficking. His death and association with other influential political and business figures continue to keep the inquiry alive.
Following this, Boebert defended herself by stating that the information about the meeting was already circulating.
“There were Democrats and people in the minority sharing information about the hearing throughout the day; the topics discussed were being leaked to the media,” Boebert said. “So there was a lot coming out of that room, but regardless, it was a photo.”
Clinton has not said anything on the matter other than the video.
