Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is accusing the GOP-led House Oversight Committee of using her to « distract » from President Donald Trump during her high-stakes testimony in Congress’ Jeffrey Epstein probe.
« A committee endeavoring to stop human trafficking would seek to understand what specific steps are needed to fix a system that allowed Epstein to get away with his crimes in 2008, » she is telling the panel, according to her opening remarks.
« But that’s not happening. Instead, you have compelled me to testify, fully aware that I have no knowledge that would assist your investigation, in order to distract attention from President Trump’s actions and to cover them up despite legitimate calls for answers. »
Clinton is telling lawmakers, « As I stated in my sworn declaration on January 13, I had no idea about their criminal activities. »
