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CrispyMiner on
The Republican was Lauren Boebert
It’s crazy how big of morons the GOP are
CrispyMiner on
Since the photos of the hearing was leaked to the public. Might as well make the entire hearing public
enjoycarrots on
Good for her. If they want to make it public, make it public.
CurlOfTheBurl11 on
Kick Boebert out of the room and let the press in. She violated the rules, dumb bitch should not be allowed to remain.
MadAstrid on
Boebert – the sex criminal divorced from a sex criminal, mother of a sex criminal.
BigHungryFlamingo on
Good.
It’s desperate as all hell for them to try to snap photos of her. I’m sure they’re recording her with their phones or other unauthorized devices. The whole thing is a fucking sham.
This should’ve been public. The Clintons wanted it to be public. And this is EXACTLY why.
By the way, don’t forget that Boeboe was caught on camera saying, “Ghislaine deserves a longer sentence in a harder prison” right after viewing the unredacted files. She then got brought into a SCIF where they supposedly grilled her into keeping quiet.
Salt-Initiative-8159 on
We need to have big time accountability in congress.
You get caught breaking the rules – your paycheck gets donated to your political opponents campaign.
nonmajesticphoenix on
Just to be clear, is Lauren Boebert the same person who tried to give her boyfriend a handjob during a play, in a theater full of children?
Additional_Cash_3357 on
Why exactly is her testimony a closed hearing event?
helel_8 on
Your headline is wrong and not the same as the NY Times article:
Hillary Clinton’s Deposition on Epstein Disrupted by Leak of Photo of Her Testifying
The former secretary of state had requested a public hearing if she was going to be forced to testify in the House Oversight Committee’s investigation, but the G.O.P. chairman had refused.
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the White House in 2025.Credit…Valerie Plesch for The New York Times
Annie Karni
By Annie Karni
Annie Karni, who covers Congress, reported from Chappaqua, N.Y.
Feb. 26, 2026
Updated 1:41 p.m. ET
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton briefly halted her closed-door testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday afternoon after learning that a Republican attendee had leaked an image from inside the deposition, prompting an eruption in the room as her lawyers vociferously objected.
Representative Lauren Boebert of Colorado shared a photograph of Mrs. Clinton answering questions, which was posted on social media by Benny Johnson, a right-wing podcaster. Mrs. Clinton’s attorneys immediately asked to pause the proceedings, noting that the former secretary of state had been denied her request for a public hearing. The deposition resumed about 30 minutes later.
The disruption came after a defiant opening statement from Mrs. Clinton, who decried House Republicans for forcing her to participate in their investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and accused them of using her as a prop in “partisan political theater.”
“You have compelled me to testify, fully aware that I have no knowledge that would assist your investigation, in order to distract attention from President Trump’s actions and to cover them up despite legitimate calls for answers,” she said according to a copy of her statement provided in advance.
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“You have made little effort to call the people who show up most prominently in the Epstein files,” she added, noting that not a single Republican had attended a closed-door session last week in Ohio to depose Leslie Wexner, the retail billionaire and prolific donor to G.O.P. candidates.
Representative Suhas Subramanyam, Democrat of Virginia, said the first hour of the deposition before the interruption had been an embarrassment to Republicans, turning up nothing of significance.
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If a democrat did it, they’d be arrest by the FBI and prosecuted by Bondi.
nyyanksfan81 on
The same boebert that hooked up with kid rock?
CharlesB43 on
That’s the republican party in a nutshell.
You just have to do and say nothing then try to control the narrative later, but they find a way to spectacularly fuck it up.
mecon320 on
Damn, we’re taking a trip in the way-back machine. Just like when the GOP came out and admitted all the Bengazi “investigations” were just an excuse to get a picture of her answering questions so they could use it to campaign.
TheBatemanFlex on
I don’t feel for the republicans, but imagine trying to work with someone just THAT stupid.
thunder_tacos on
When does Shits His Pants Donny Epstein get deposed
Maverick721 on
Republicans breaking the rules they set up themselves
bishpa on
Distract, distract, distract….
wowlock_taylan on
Benny Johnson is the pos that leaked it. Russian-funded moron.
GMEN999 on
This is worse than Benghazi.
Mr_Pigg on
Known Nazi Skank Boebert leaked it instead of teaching her son how to be a parent. Trash breeds trash
One-Earth9294 on
Why stop there, leak some fucking video. We deserve to see what she has to say. Don’t know why the fucking Republicans are so scared of us seeing that, considering it was them who wanted this hearing.
psypher98 on
Why is a sex offender who gave a handy in front of kids who was married to guy who exposed himself to kids and is the mother of a kid who had a kid at 17 with an even younger kid allowed to be part of a hearing involving child sex crimes??
Tribe303 on
Grannie Boebert is at it again?
banksy_h8r on
Rght wing media has made the Clintons a boogeyman for 35 years now. At this point right wingers hearing the name have a Pavlovian response triggered deep in their limbic system that renders them incapable of rational thought. And the Clintons haven’t stopped pressing that button, sometimes for funsies. Conservatives are to blame for this, but I’m not surprised that for people not paying attention this looks like a “both sides” situation.
Meanwhile, for almost _2 generations_, my entire adult life, our political system has been locked into this insane dance as our society crumbles around us. I cannot wait for this stupidity to be a distant memory.
Accomplished_Sea3811 on
If you want to go public, let’s go public with the entire proceedings, including the president.
Gipetto on
What’s funny about this whole thing being private is that there’s nothing that Clinton knows or that could be said that is either private or secret. There’s nothing stopping her from saying what she knows in a press conference afterwards.
Choice-of-SteinsGate on
And Boebert/Benny Johnson are pretending like they’re the victims and they don’t have to follow the rules.
Clinton wanted a live hearing, Republicans refused. Take it up with your party.
Rockyrox on
Boebert is intentionally doing this because they don’t like her answers. She even told Benny the Russian Asset that he could tell everyone he got it from her. She wants Clinton to do this because they realize it’s going nowhere and they need to change the story again
SeanThatGuy on
It’s wild she wanted it public. They refused. Then they pull some shit like this.
SharpOrganization107 on
I wish someone would leak unauthorized photos of Bobert. Seems fair.
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The Republican was Lauren Boebert
It’s crazy how big of morons the GOP are
Since the photos of the hearing was leaked to the public. Might as well make the entire hearing public
Good for her. If they want to make it public, make it public.
Kick Boebert out of the room and let the press in. She violated the rules, dumb bitch should not be allowed to remain.
Boebert – the sex criminal divorced from a sex criminal, mother of a sex criminal.
Good.
It’s desperate as all hell for them to try to snap photos of her. I’m sure they’re recording her with their phones or other unauthorized devices. The whole thing is a fucking sham.
This should’ve been public. The Clintons wanted it to be public. And this is EXACTLY why.
By the way, don’t forget that Boeboe was caught on camera saying, “Ghislaine deserves a longer sentence in a harder prison” right after viewing the unredacted files. She then got brought into a SCIF where they supposedly grilled her into keeping quiet.
We need to have big time accountability in congress.
You get caught breaking the rules – your paycheck gets donated to your political opponents campaign.
Just to be clear, is Lauren Boebert the same person who tried to give her boyfriend a handjob during a play, in a theater full of children?
Why exactly is her testimony a closed hearing event?
Your headline is wrong and not the same as the NY Times article:
Hillary Clinton’s Deposition on Epstein Disrupted by Leak of Photo of Her Testifying
The former secretary of state had requested a public hearing if she was going to be forced to testify in the House Oversight Committee’s investigation, but the G.O.P. chairman had refused.
Listen to this article · 4:10 min Learn more
Share full article
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the White House in 2025.Credit…Valerie Plesch for The New York Times
Annie Karni
By Annie Karni
Annie Karni, who covers Congress, reported from Chappaqua, N.Y.
Feb. 26, 2026
Updated 1:41 p.m. ET
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton briefly halted her closed-door testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday afternoon after learning that a Republican attendee had leaked an image from inside the deposition, prompting an eruption in the room as her lawyers vociferously objected.
Representative Lauren Boebert of Colorado shared a photograph of Mrs. Clinton answering questions, which was posted on social media by Benny Johnson, a right-wing podcaster. Mrs. Clinton’s attorneys immediately asked to pause the proceedings, noting that the former secretary of state had been denied her request for a public hearing. The deposition resumed about 30 minutes later.
The disruption came after a defiant opening statement from Mrs. Clinton, who decried House Republicans for forcing her to participate in their investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and accused them of using her as a prop in “partisan political theater.”
“You have compelled me to testify, fully aware that I have no knowledge that would assist your investigation, in order to distract attention from President Trump’s actions and to cover them up despite legitimate calls for answers,” she said according to a copy of her statement provided in advance.
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“You have made little effort to call the people who show up most prominently in the Epstein files,” she added, noting that not a single Republican had attended a closed-door session last week in Ohio to depose Leslie Wexner, the retail billionaire and prolific donor to G.O.P. candidates.
Representative Suhas Subramanyam, Democrat of Virginia, said the first hour of the deposition before the interruption had been an embarrassment to Republicans, turning up nothing of significance.
Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like.
Annie Karni is a congressional correspondent for The Times.
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If a democrat did it, they’d be arrest by the FBI and prosecuted by Bondi.
The same boebert that hooked up with kid rock?
That’s the republican party in a nutshell.
You just have to do and say nothing then try to control the narrative later, but they find a way to spectacularly fuck it up.
Damn, we’re taking a trip in the way-back machine. Just like when the GOP came out and admitted all the Bengazi “investigations” were just an excuse to get a picture of her answering questions so they could use it to campaign.
I don’t feel for the republicans, but imagine trying to work with someone just THAT stupid.
When does Shits His Pants Donny Epstein get deposed
Republicans breaking the rules they set up themselves
Distract, distract, distract….
Benny Johnson is the pos that leaked it. Russian-funded moron.
This is worse than Benghazi.
Known Nazi Skank Boebert leaked it instead of teaching her son how to be a parent. Trash breeds trash
Why stop there, leak some fucking video. We deserve to see what she has to say. Don’t know why the fucking Republicans are so scared of us seeing that, considering it was them who wanted this hearing.
Why is a sex offender who gave a handy in front of kids who was married to guy who exposed himself to kids and is the mother of a kid who had a kid at 17 with an even younger kid allowed to be part of a hearing involving child sex crimes??
Grannie Boebert is at it again?
Rght wing media has made the Clintons a boogeyman for 35 years now. At this point right wingers hearing the name have a Pavlovian response triggered deep in their limbic system that renders them incapable of rational thought. And the Clintons haven’t stopped pressing that button, sometimes for funsies. Conservatives are to blame for this, but I’m not surprised that for people not paying attention this looks like a “both sides” situation.
Meanwhile, for almost _2 generations_, my entire adult life, our political system has been locked into this insane dance as our society crumbles around us. I cannot wait for this stupidity to be a distant memory.
If you want to go public, let’s go public with the entire proceedings, including the president.
What’s funny about this whole thing being private is that there’s nothing that Clinton knows or that could be said that is either private or secret. There’s nothing stopping her from saying what she knows in a press conference afterwards.
And Boebert/Benny Johnson are pretending like they’re the victims and they don’t have to follow the rules.
Clinton wanted a live hearing, Republicans refused. Take it up with your party.
Boebert is intentionally doing this because they don’t like her answers. She even told Benny the Russian Asset that he could tell everyone he got it from her. She wants Clinton to do this because they realize it’s going nowhere and they need to change the story again
It’s wild she wanted it public. They refused. Then they pull some shit like this.
I wish someone would leak unauthorized photos of Bobert. Seems fair.