Bill Clinton sat down with the House Oversight Committee in Chappaqua, New York on Friday and came in with a firm denial. In his opening remarks to lawmakers investigating his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the former president made his position plain: 'I saw nothing and I did nothing wrong.'
It is the first time a former US president has been compelled to testify before Congress in over four decades. The last was Gerald Ford in 1983. Clinton's full statement left little ambiguity. 'I had no idea of the crimes Epstein was committing. No matter how many photos you show me, I have two things that, at the end of the day, matter more than your interpretation of those 20-year-old photos. I know what I saw and more importantly, what I didn't see. I know what I did and more importantly, what I didn't do.'
