{"id":115769,"date":"2026-02-17T14:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=115769"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:00:20","slug":"hillary-clinton-accuses-trump-administration-of-a-cover-up-over-its-handling-of-epstein-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=115769","title":{"rendered":"Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of a \u2018cover-up\u2019 over its handling of Epstein documents"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has accused the Trump administration of a \u201ccontinuing cover-up\u201d in the way it has handled the release of millions of documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are slow walking it, they are redacting the names of men who are in it, they are stonewalling legitimate requests from members of Congress,\u201d Clinton told the BBC at the Munich Security Conference in Berlin.<\/p>\n

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has repeatedly defended the US Department of Justice\u2019s handling of the files, saying the department is \u201ccommitted to transparency\u201d and \u201cis hiding nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The latest batch of documents released by the DOJ contained several references to Bill Clinton, offering fresh insights into the sometimes-lewd ways the former president\u2019s staff communicated with Epstein and his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell.<\/p>\n

Hillary Clinton said she and her husband \u201chave nothing to hide.\u201d Bill Clinton has repeatedly denied wrongdoing related to the late sex offender.<\/p>\n

Both Clintons are set to appear\u00a0for closed-door depositions\u00a0in the House\u2019s Epstein probe later this month, agreeing to the conditions set by House Oversight Chairman James Comer only once the House was preparing for a vote to hold the couple in contempt for defying a congressional subpoena.<\/p>\n

Clinton referenced Attorney General Pam Bondi\u2019s testimony on Wednesday as one example indicating the administration has \u201csomething to hide.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c(Bondi) refused to answer questions, she diverted attention away from the matters at hand, she refused to look at survivors,\u201d Clinton said.<\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump has previously defended his handling of the Epstein files and also said he has nothing to hide.<\/p>\n

The DOJ has been heavily criticized by Epstein victims and members of Congress since the files were released over the department\u2019s inconsistent redactions of names and details in the millions of released documents.<\/p>\n

Some members of Congress who viewed unredacted versions of the documents later said that the department was protecting powerful men, prompting them to un-redact additional names in the files, and send Congress a list of \u201cpolitically exposed persons\u201d on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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