Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s long-awaited testimony to the House Oversight Committee for their investigation into Jeffrey Epstein quickly veered off track after a photo of Clinton was suddenly leaked DURING Clinton’s testimony.
Clinton’s deposition was halted by her attorney’s after they discovered that a photo of Clinton inside the deposition hearing was shared on social media.
Conservative YouTuber Benny Johnson posted a photo of Clinton on X during last week’s deposition, saying it was “the first image of Hillary Clinton testifying under oath” about Epstein to the committee.
Johnson credited Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) with providing the image, later sharing an additional photo that featured Boebert’s nameplate in the foreground.
🚨BREAKING: The first image of Hillary Clinton testifying under oath about Jeffery Epstein to the Republican Oversight Committee.
This is the first time Hillary has had to answer real questions about Epstein. Clinton does not look happy.
Photo provided by Rep. Lauren Boebert. pic.twitter.com/mPtUyA4u5i
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 26, 2026
“I’m done with this. If you guys are doing that, I am done. You can hold me in contempt from now until the cows come home. This is just typical behavior,” said Clinton upon hearing the news.
Lawmakers are prohibited from sharing details about a closed-door deposition until videos or transcripts are otherwise released.
Boebert, who is off camera but can be heard in the background, claimed that she took the photo before the deposition formally began.
“It doesn’t matter. We all are abiding by the same rules,” Clinton fired back.
“I will take that down,” Boebert said, apparently acknowledging the rules.
The session quickly went off the record, suspending video recording.
Here’s the footage of the outburst prior to going off the record —
Committee chair James Comer (R-Ky.) can be heard saying that he admonished members and made clear that he found the behavior unacceptable.
“I’ve advised my members that no photos or videos during the deposition can be released. I understand the posted photo was taken before the deposition started. That will not happen again,” he said.
However, despite breaking the formal rules, Beobert defended her decision to leak the photo in an interview with NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo.
“There were Democrats and those at the minority party that were releasing information about the hearing throughout the day, topics that were discussed were being leaked to the media,” Boebert said.
“And so there was a lot of things that were coming out of that room, but regardless, it was a photo.”
Boebert continued to jab at Clinton well after the deposition.
When asked by reporters while leaving the deposition in Chappaqua, New York, why she leaked the photo, Boebert responded, “Why not?”
“I really admire her blue suit, so I wanted to capture that for everyone,” she said with a smirk.
Reporter: Why did you send the picture?
Boebert: Why not? pic.twitter.com/4ChsaIFLyi
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 26, 2026
She later told reporters outside of the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center that she had returned to her hotel room and installed “the BleachBit software,” a program that deletes and cleans digital files, and “took a hammer to her iPad.”
“So I guess in regards to any photos, I do not recall,” she said in a video obtained by USA Today and posted on YouTube.
Boebert continued to troll Clinton by saying, “No U.S. Ambassadors were harmed in the taking of today’s photo” — a reference to Clinton’s involvement in the deadly attack of U.S. government officials in Benghazi, Libya.
No U.S. Ambassadors were harmed in the taking of today’s photo. https://t.co/RdllTjCJDR
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) February 26, 2026