Staff Reports
A startling photo of Hillary Clinton sitting under oath in her closed-door Jeffrey Epstein deposition was blasted across social media Thursday after conservative influencer Benny Johnson posted an image he said was provided to him by Rep. Lauren Boebert, forcing the session to pause while officials scrambled to figure out how a picture from inside the room leaked. The temporary halt to questioning underscores how fragile the Clintons’ carefully managed appearances have become when grassroots media and outraged citizens refuse to look the other way.
Johnson’s post — which he insists came with Boebert’s permission — set off a predictable flurry from Clinton’s team and sympathetic media, who tried to cast the leak as a rules violation rather than a consequence of the family’s long record of secrecy. Clinton aide Nick Merrill said the deposition briefly went off the record while officials assessed the breach, but Republicans rightly pointed out that the real scandal is what the Clintons have been hiding for decades.
During the resumed testimony, Hillary Clinton repeatedly maintained she had no recollection of meeting Epstein and denied ever flying on his plane or visiting his island, a line Democrats will trumpet and voters will watch skeptically. Those assertions matter, because the public deserves straight answers about why powerful people kept company with a known predator — and why those answers have been so slow in coming.
The leak also highlights a larger truth: when the establishment refuses transparency, citizen journalists and principled lawmakers will fill the gap. Committee leadership has made clear that video and transcripts will be released after review, and Bill Clinton is scheduled to answer similar questions soon — a moment that should be seized to demand accountability, not scold the people who exposed what was already happening behind closed doors.
Make no mistake — the outrage from Team Clinton is tactical, not moral. When conservative voices post what the mainstream outlets try to bury, patriots should applaud, not apologize; Benny Johnson and Rep. Boebert did what the corporate press wouldn’t: they shone a light on powerful people who have enjoyed decades of protection from scrutiny.
Americans weary of two-tier justice should take this episode as a reminder that transparency doesn’t happen on its own — it’s forced by citizens, independents, and vigorous oversight. The Oversight Committee should press forward, release the full record without delay, and let the voters decide if the Clintons’ explanations hold up to public scrutiny.
