Staff Reports
Former President Bill Clinton showed up under subpoena on February 27, 2026, and delivered a blunt opening: “I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong,” insisting he never knew about Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and that he had cut ties years before the worst of Epstein’s conduct came to light. The former president’s testimony was a rare and dramatic moment — the first time a former commander-in-chief has been compelled to sit for a congressional deposition.
This closed-door hearing followed Hillary Clinton’s own deposition the day before, and it comes amid a growing Republican effort to pry open the Epstein files and hold powerful people to account. Committee Republicans, led by Chairman James Comer, have argued this is about transparency and justice, not politics, even as Democrats howl that the process is partisan theater.
Listen: ordinary Americans are fed up with elites who think rules apply to everyone else. Conservatives should applaud oversight that forces famous names out of the shadows — because no one, no matter how well-connected, deserves secrecy when allegations of sex trafficking and cover-ups are on the table. Clinton’s irritation at his wife being dragged in only underscores the sense of entitlement that has long protected the D.C. elite.
At the same time, this moment exposes the hypocrisy of the political class and the media. Democrats are already demanding that if presidents can be called in, then Donald Trump should be too — a demand they insist on only when convenient — while the same institutions that sanctimoniously defended secrecy yesterday now pretend to be champions of transparency. The American people deserve consistency: if we subpoena one president, we should be willing to subpoena all.
Republicans who pushed to obtain the unredacted files and compel testimony are finally answering the frustration of voters who see two systems of justice: one for the powerful and well-connected, another for everyone else. This isn’t about cheap politics; it’s about restoring faith in institutions that have protected the elite for too long. If oversight means discomfort for a former president, so be it — that’s a feature, not a bug, of a healthy republic.
Now, the job is simple and patriotic: release the relevant footage and documents, let Americans see the evidence, and follow the facts wherever they lead. Vague denials and performative outrage from coastal elites won’t satisfy victims or voters; transparency will. The Justice Department and congressional committees should stop playing favorites and show the country that accountability applies to every last one of them.
Hardworking Americans want a government that treats everyone equally under the law, not a two-tiered system for the powerful and the rest of us. Conservatives should keep the pressure on until every file is open, every credible witness is heard, and the truth — whatever it is — is exposed to the light. The future of our republic depends on it.
