FILE -- President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Washington
President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he didn’t like former President Bill Clinton being deposed amid an investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein files.
“I don’t like seeing him deposed ... they certainly went after me a lot more than that ... I like him, and I don’t like seeing him deposed,” Trump told reporters before departing the White House.
Clinton told members of Congress on Friday that he “did nothing wrong” in his relationship with Epstein and saw no signs of Epstein’s sexual abuse.
The former president faced hours of grilling from lawmakers over his connections to the disgraced financier from more than two decades ago.
“I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong,” Clinton is quoted as saying in an opening statement.
The closed-door deposition was the first time a former president had been compelled to testify to Congress.
Clinton’s wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, also sat with lawmakers for her own deposition just a day prior.
Bill Clinton has also not been accused of any wrongdoing.
“No one’s accusing anyone of any wrongdoing, but I think the American people have a lot of questions,” Republican Rep. James Comer said.