Hillary Clinton is not walking quietly into her long-awaited Epstein testimony, she is trying to flip the table on House Republicans and turn it into a made-for-TV spectacle. With cameras, microphones, and maximum drama.
In a post on X Thursday morning, Hillary Clinton demanded that her upcoming House Oversight testimony be held in public instead of behind closed doors. “Let’s stop the games,” she wrote, daring Oversight Chairman James Comer to put the hearing on camera. “You love to talk about transparency. There’s nothing more transparent than a public hearing, cameras on.”
This is a sharp pivot from months of quiet negotiations. Clinton is scheduled to testify on February 26, with her husband, former President Bill Clinton, set to follow on February 27. Comer had planned transcribed, recorded, closed-door depositions, the standard format when Congress actually wants answers instead of soundbites.
Clinton claims she and her husband have already cooperated fully, saying they told Republicans “what we know, under oath,” and accusing the committee of “moving the goalposts.” That complaint would land better if contempt proceedings had not been hanging over their heads until recently. The timing of their sudden cooperation was not subtle.
House Republicans see this for what it is. Closed-door testimony limits grandstanding and forces witnesses to stick to facts. Public hearings reward deflection, rehearsed speeches, and viral clips. Clinton has spent decades mastering the latter.
Comer has shown no sign of backing down. He made it clear that the committee’s position has not changed, no one is above the law, including the Clintons. After months of resistance, he noted, they “completely caved” and agreed to appear. From his perspective, the process is working exactly as intended.
President Trump weighed in Wednesday with a surprisingly measured take, saying he felt it was “a shame” to see Bill Clinton targeted and describing both Clintons in complimentary terms. That comment undercut the left’s favorite narrative that this investigation is just partisan revenge.
Democrats, meanwhile, are pretending this is all about transparency. That is rich coming from a party that spent years blocking Epstein document releases and dismissing questions as conspiracy theories. Now that the spotlight is unavoidable, Hillary Clinton wants control of the stage.
The real question is not whether cameras will be allowed. It is why Hillary Clinton is fighting so hard over format instead of substance. If the testimony truly holds no surprises, a closed-door deposition should be no problem.
House Republicans face a choice. Stick to a process designed to uncover facts, or cave to a political operator who thrives on spectacle. Either way, the Clintons will be under oath. And for the first time in a long time, they do not get to decide the terms alone.
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