Anderson Cooper 360 Bill Clinton In Epstein Testimony: "I Saw Nothing, And I Did Nothing Wrong"
Feb 28, 2026
Paul Begala, longtime Democratic strategist and advisor to Bill Clinton, offers political analysis. Ro Khanna, U.S. Representative, discusses transparency and subpoenas. James Comer, House Oversight chairman, appears via quoted remarks. Bill Clinton, 45th President, gives a sworn Congressional deposition about his interactions with Jeffrey Epstein. They discuss the deposition, committee reactions, withheld evidence, and calls for greater transparency.
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Clinton Says He Saw Nothing And Did Nothing Wrong
- Bill Clinton testified under oath that he "saw nothing and did nothing wrong" regarding Jeffrey Epstein and said he had stopped associating with Epstein long before the 2008 guilty plea.
- Republicans called the deposition historic as the first time a former U.S. president was compelled to testify to Congress, and Comer said the video will raise further questions.
Exoneration Claim Hinges On Limited Survivor Statements
- Chairman James Comer and other Republicans suggested President Trump has been "exonerated" by some Epstein survivors and committee interactions, citing a small group who reported no sightings of Trump doing wrong.
- Democrats pushed back, noting five or six survivors are not representative of the hundreds of Epstein's victims and both presidents deny wrongdoing.
Demand Full Release Of Survivor Statements
- Congressman Ro Khanna urged that if President Clinton answered questions, President Trump and other men pictured in the Epstein files should do the same, and he criticized incomplete release of survivor statements.
- He cited the Epstein Transparency Act and CNN's finding of at least 90 survivor statements not yet public as a core accountability issue.