Bill and Hillary Clinton Set for Epstein Depositions What We Know

It has never happened before. A former president and first lady forced to appear before a congressional committee under subpoena. They're not going to be treated any differently than anyone else. Bill and Hillary Clinton initially resisted the request of the House Oversight Committee to appear to answer questions. But as the Epstein files continued to be released, and Bill Clinton's name and picture continued to pop up hundreds of times, both Republicans and Democrats agreed the couple needed to answer their questions. Certainly any information that the former president has, I want to understand and I want to know. The former president has not been accused of any wrongdoing, but he is among a group of powerful men whose survivors and their advocates want answers from. The couple has demanded the Justice Department release all the files connected to Epstein. Get the files out. They are slow walking it. The Clinton's call for transparency echoed by Capitol Hill Democrats, and come as more questions have been raised about what's been released. NBC News confirming NPR's report that some documents connected to a woman whose name is redacted are missing from the publicly released files. The woman, according to a source familiar with the investigation, has alleged to the FBI that she was forced into a sex act with President Trump when she was 13. She also accused Epstein of assaulting her also when she was 13 and spoke to the FBI four times about Epstein. One of those interviews appears in the files, but the other three do not. It's unclear if those missing interviews contain any references to Trump. Last month, the DOJ referred to, quote, untrue and sensationalist claims submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election, and now saying it will release any documents that were improperly held back. President Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing related to Epstein. I have nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. Meanwhile, the fallout from Epstein is only growing. Billionaire and Microsoft founder Bill Gates apologized this week to his foundation for his past ties to Epstein, according to a recording reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, in which he also said he did not see or participate in any illegal activities. And in the United Kingdom, both former Prince Andrew and Peter Mandelson, the former ambassador to the United States, who each had ties to Epstein, are under investigation for possible misconduct in public office unrelated to Epstein's crimes. So, Ryan, the Clintons are going to testify, but do we know how they are going to do that? Yes, so, Hoda, this deposition will take place behind closed doors, but it will be videotaped, and the committee has promised that they will release the entire video at some point in the near future. You may remember that the Clintons asked for this deposition to be held in a public hearing, but it is the committee's practice to hold these closed-door depositions first with the possibility of a public hearing in the future. And we do know that both Republican and Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee have traveled here to Chappaqua to be a part of this closed-door deposition. Hoda. All right, Ryan Nobles for us there in Chappaqua. Ryan, thank you.