President Donald Trump told reporters Friday that he has been "fully exonerated" in the Epstein investigation as he took questions from the media just before leaving for Corpus Christi, Texas.
"I don't know anything about the Epstein files," Trump told the press gaggle. "You know, I've been fully exonerated."
Previously unsealed court documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have included Trump's name among those of high-profile figures listed in flight logs and contact records, though inclusion in the files does not necessarily indicate wrongdoing.
Trump has repeatedly denied any involvement in Epstein's criminal conduct and has said he cut ties with the disgraced financier years before Epstein's legal troubles became public knowledge.
He also reacted to news that former President Bill Clinton testified on Friday before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as the panel seeks information on the Democrat's ties to Epstein.
"I don't like seeing him deposed, but, you know, they certainly went after me a lot more than that," Trump said.
In a closed-door session in Chappaqua, New York, the 42nd president answered questions from federal lawmakers about his relationship with Epstein from more than two decades ago, saying he "did nothing wrong."
Bill Clinton's deposition marks the first time a former president has been compelled to testify before Congress, coming a day after his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, sat with lawmakers and gave her own deposition.
Neither Bill Clinton nor Hillary Clinton has been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein.
Still, lawmakers are examining what accountability should look like for prominent figures who maintained ties with Epstein after he pleaded guilty in 2008 to Florida state charges of soliciting prostitution from an underage girl.
Trump, who has long blasted investigations targeting himself, his family, and his associates, said he does not take satisfaction in seeing the former president questioned under oath.
"I like him, and I don't like seeing him deposed," Trump said.
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