Fox News host Trey Gowdy on Friday warned investigators probing Jeffrey Epstein’s network that questioning former President Bill Clinton will require precision and persistence.
The House Oversight Committee conducted closed-door depositions with Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as it investigates the Epstein case. During a panel discussion on “Special Report with Bret Baier,” Gowdy said investigators cannot treat Clinton like an ordinary witness.
“We know what you say you didn’t do. Keep in mind, Bret, this is the same guy that managed to diagram the word ‘is,’ which is almost impossible to diagram that word, but he did it,” Gowdy said.
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In his Aug. 17, 1998 grand jury testimony during the independent counsel investigation, Bill Clinton responded to a question about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky by saying, “It depends upon what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is. If ‘is’ means is and never has been, that is not — that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement.”
Gowdy said investigators probing the Epstein case must press Bill Clinton with pointed follow-up questions and closely examine the transcript.
“It’s legitimate to ask him. You better follow up with Bill Clinton, OK? Did you see it? What did you hear? What did other people tell you? Hearsay is completely admissible in an investigation like this one. They call him Slick Willie for a reason, Bret. I’m going to be interested in what the transcript has to say,” Gowdy said.
Arkansas journalist Paul Greenberg coined the nickname “Slick Willie” in 1980 after then-Gov. Bill Clinton reversed course on policy issues, using the term to accuse him of political opportunism. Critics later used “Slick Willie” to argue Bill Clinton relied on careful wordplay and shifting explanations to deflect scrutiny.
Following the Clintons’ deposition, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer said investigators uncovered new information during closed-door depositions with Bill and Hillary Clinton. Comer said the panel confronted them with detailed questions about subpoenaed documents and correspondence obtained from the Department of Justice as part of its broader probe.
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