Hillary Clinton: Truth Must Come Out

Learn English with Hillary Clinton. In this 2026 post-deposition press briefing, she responds after hours of congressional questioning on the Epstein investigation, denies knowledge of crimes, and calls for transparency and public accountability. This speech is ideal for advanced English learners who want real-world vocabulary from political interviews, media Q&A, and formal public statements while improving listening, pronunciation, and comprehension.

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• Advanced English learners who want real political interview language and press Q&A vocabulary.
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• It captures a major public moment about transparency, investigations, and political accountability.
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Hillary Clinton:
Hello, everybody. Good evening. Well, I have just finished, testifying. I answered every one of their questions as, fully as I could, based on what I knew, and what I knew is what I said in my statement, this morning.

I never met, Jeffrey Epstein, never had any, connection or communication with him. I knew, Ghislaine Maxwell, casually, as an acquaintance. But whatever they asked me, I did my very best to respond. It was disappointing that they refused to hold, a public hearing so I wouldn’t have to be out here characterizing it for you.

You could’ve seen it for yourself. We had asked for that. We think it would’ve been better for the committee, and its efforts to, gather whatever information they are seeking. We had, a bit of a challenge in the beginning because we had agreed upon rules based on the fact it was going to be a closed hearing, at their, demand, and one of the members violated, that rule, which was, very upsetting because it suggested that, they might, violate other, of our agreements.

So, we had to cease the hearing for a period of time until we could get assurances that, no rules would be, broken going forward, and we returned to answer questions repetitively, literally over and over again. I don’t know how many times I had to say I did not know Jeffrey Epstein. I never went to his island. I never went to his homes.

I never went to his offices. So it’s on the record numerous times. It then got, at the end, quite unusual because I started being asked about UFOs and a series of questions about Pizzagate, one of the most vile, bogus conspiracy theories that was propagated on the internet, that was serving as the basis of a member’s, questions to me. So, I can only say that the best exchange that I had came at the very end when, contrary to every other deposition they have, taken, no Republican member asked any question about Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell to anyone else they have deposed.

And in fact, the Republican members didn’t even show up for the deposition of Les Wexner. And when I said that, I had to, point out that the only questions that any Republican member asked of any of the people they deposed was of former Attorney General Bill Barr when chairman Comer asked him about the allegations in his view about Russia’s, involvement in my election in 2016. So, at the very end of this hearing, after I made that point, I wanna commend Chairman Comer for raising a series of significant questions that I, responded to about the nature of the investigation and the areas that I thought should be explored. So I appreciated that.

I, want to see the truth come out, so that was, a reassuring way to end, a very long, repetitive, deposition.

Reporter:
Opening remarks about how heartbroken you have been for the Epstein survivors as these files have come out. Can you talk to us a little bit about how you have processed and reacted to, the fact that the former president, your husband, Bill Clinton, is reference to the Epstein files numerous times, including in some photos, featuring women? And how have you been personally preparing for the deposition that is coming tomorrow? Are you 100% confident that, there isn’t anything that the former president knows about Epstein’s crimes?

Hillary Clinton:
I am, and I think the chronology, of, the connection that he had with Epstein, ended years, several years before, anything about, Epstein’s, criminal activities came to light and that he was charged and sadly given a sweetheart deal, which as I said in my statement, had that not happened, perhaps his predatory behavior could’ve been stopped earlier. But I think it is fair to say that the vast majority of people who had contact with him before his criminal pleas in ’08, were like most people. They did not know, what, he was doing. And I think that is exactly what, my husband will testify to tomorrow.

Reporter:
Madam Secretary, do you believe this was a fair hearing and do you still wanna testify publicly even though you gave this deposition today?

Hillary Clinton:
Well, I’m not gonna do it again. You know, they had a chance to do it in public and I wish they had done it in public. And I think, they’re making the wrong decision avoiding doing it in public. I thought it was very repetitive.

I thought that, they asked literally the same questions over and over again, which didn’t seem to me to be very productive. And then as I said, toward the end, you know, there were other questions that were totally off, subject. So if they are going to fulfill their responsibilities, to literally investigate the investigations, which is what they originally said was the scope of their work, I think they could’ve, spent the day more productively.

Reporter:
Can I ask you, why was Ghislaine Maxwell invited to the corporate Chelsea Clinton’s wedding in 2010? She’d already been mentioned in a civil lawsuit by Virginia Giuffre before that. Jeffrey Epstein already been convicted.

Hillary Clinton:
She came as the plus one, the guest of someone who was invited.

Reporter:
Madam Secretary, your husband in the hot tub and the swimming pool, please?

Hillary Clinton:
I don’t know when the video will be out. I don’t know when the transcript will be out. We’ve asked that they be out as quickly as possible and then you can… see

Reporter:
We heard from Bill Gates’ concerns about Epstein trying to blackmail him.

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