{"id":2574065,"date":"2026-02-26T16:54:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-hillary-clintons-epstein-deposition-paused-following-media-leak\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T16:55:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:55:56","slug":"breaking-hillary-clintons-epstein-deposition-paused-following-media-leak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-hillary-clintons-epstein-deposition-paused-following-media-leak\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Hillary Clinton&#8217;s Epstein Deposition Paused Following Media Leak"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-hillary-clintons-epstein-deposition-paused-following-media-leak%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2574065&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>&#8211; A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/contempt-charge-against-dan-scavino-based-on-false-claims-by-january-6-committee\/\" title=\"Contempt Charge Against Dan Scavino Based on False Claims by January 6 Committee\">closed-door deposition<\/a> of Hillary Clinton about her interactions with Jeffrey Epstein was briefly halted after a photograph of Clinton appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> during the hearing in Chappaqua, New York.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The leak, reportedly shared by Rep. Lauren Boebert, led Clinton\u2019s representative to say the hearing paused to address a rule against posting images during the session.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; When the hearing resumed, Clinton stated she never met Epstein and never flew on his plane or visited his properties, and she urged that the deposition proceed as planned. House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer did not allow media in for the session.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The incident spurred social media posts, including a tweet from benny Johnson describing the image, which he later called \u201cinsane.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article portrays the episode as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >partisan political theater<\/a> and notes that the deposition is part of ongoing GOP scrutiny, with the full deposition expected to be released later.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hillary Clinton&rsquo;s deposition about her interactions with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was halted Thursday after a picture taken from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-congressmen-surveilled-by-trump-doj-were-actually-subject-to-an-incidental-collection\/\" title=\"Dem Congressmen Surveilled By Trump DOJ Were Actually Subject To An \u2018Incidental Collection\u2019\">closed-door hearing<\/a> was leaked.<\/p>\n<p>The hearing took place in Chappaqua, New York.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Not long after the hearing began, a picture of Clinton appeared on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Benny Johnson indicated on his X account that the picture was d by Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/just-in-hillary-clinton-deposition-paused-after-lauren-boebert-leaks-photo-to-benny-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The hearing just went off the record for a moment because it seems, as some of you may have seen, there was a photograph d on social media, which is against the rules read at the top of the meeting,&rdquo; Clinton representative Nick Merrill said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So the hearing is paused briefly while they figure out where the photo came from and why possibly members of Congress have violated that rule,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>When one reporter appeared unaware of the picture, Merrill said, &ldquo;Look at Benny Johnson&rsquo;s feed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;BREAKING: The first image of Hillary Clinton testifying under oath about Jeffery Epstein to the Republican Oversight Committee.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first time Hillary has had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-fires-back-at-chris-christie-over-ukraine-remarks\/\" title=\"Tucker Carlson responds to Chris Christie&#039;s Ukraine comments.\">answer real questions<\/a> about Epstein. Clinton does not look happy.<\/p>\n<p>Photo provided by Rep. Lauren Boebert. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mPtUyA4u5i\">pic.twitter.com\/mPtUyA4u5i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/2027067846417690630?\">February 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Johnson&rsquo;s X account had a photo of Clinton on a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/2027067846417690630?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2027067846417690630%7Ctwgr%5Ecbb0d1682e7648d5a3dcb6b505fd8cb15e823da6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/just-in-hillary-clinton-deposition-paused-after-lauren-boebert-leaks-photo-to-benny-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> that read, &ldquo;BREAKING: The first image of Hillary Clinton testifying under oath about Jeffery Epstein to the Republican Oversight Committee.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the first time Hillary has had to answer real questions about Epstein. Clinton does not look happy. Photo provided by Rep. Lauren Boebert,&rdquo; he posted.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the fuss over the photo, Johnson later <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/2027080800961720538\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a>, &ldquo;This is insane.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The deposition is being filmed. Hillary wanted it to be done LIVE on TV. The entire deposition will be released soon,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is insane.<\/p>\n<p>The deposition is being filmed. Hillary wanted it to be done LIVE on TV. The entire deposition will be released soon. Rep. Boebert gave me permission to post photo with credit.<\/p>\n<p>Hillary is trying to get out of answering questions about Epstein because of a pic!?! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bQmf4BMIIk\">https:\/\/t.co\/bQmf4BMIIk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/2027080800961720538?\">February 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Rep. Boebert gave me permission to post photo with credit. Hillary is trying to get out of answering questions about Epstein because of a pic!?!&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The hearing later resumed. Although Clinton said she wanted the media in the room, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer did not agree and did not allow the media in.<\/p>\n<p>In her opening statement, Clinton called her presence part of &ldquo;partisan political theater.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have compelled me to testify, fully aware that I have no knowledge that would assist your investigation,&rdquo; Clinton said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/26\/us\/politics\/hillary-clinton-epstein-deposition-lauren-boebert.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein,&rdquo; she said, according to her prepared statement. &ldquo;I never flew on his plane or visited his island, homes or offices. 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The session was held in Chappaqua, New York, and shortly after it began, a Clinton photo surfaced on social media. Benny Johnson said on X that the image came from Rep. Lauren Boebert\u2019s account, according to Mediaite. Clinton\u2019s spokesman, Nick Merrill, said the hearing briefly went off the record because the photograph violated the event\u2019s rules.<\/p>\n<p>The episode prompted discussions about how the leak happened. Johnson later posted that Boebert had allowed the post and that the deposition, which was being filmed, would be released live on television. He also described the leak as \u201cinsane.\u201d After the disruption, the hearing resumed. While Clinton had requested media presence in the room, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer did not permit it. In her opening remarks, Clinton characterized her appearance as part of partisan political theater and told the committee that she could not provide information that would aid their investigation. 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