1 00:00:01,560 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: Today's biggest News from The Australian. I'm Christinamiot with the 2 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:10,959 Speaker 1: Front's afternoon headlines. Hillary Clinton didn't come to talk about feelings. 3 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:14,319 Speaker 1: That was reportedly the testimony of the former U S 4 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: Secretary of State, who on Thursday gave evidence to a 5 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: House Oversight committee investigating a sex trafficking ring operated by 6 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: the convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend, Gilaine Maxwell. 7 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 1: Clinton's husband, former US President Bill Clinton, was acquainted with Epstein, 8 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 1: who died by suicide in a Manhattan jail in twenty nineteen. 9 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: While awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, Hillary Clinton was 10 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:43,840 Speaker 1: reportedly asked by a Republican senator how she felt about 11 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: quote young women giving massages to her husband. That's a 12 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: reference to a two thousand and two photo of Bill 13 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: Clinton and Epstein accuser Shaunte Davies where Davies appears to 14 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: be giving the former president a shoulder massage. Davies has 15 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: since said Bill Clinton was quote a perfect gentleman, and 16 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: Hillary Clinton reportedly told the House Overside Committee on Thursday 17 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: she wouldn't speculate about events where she wasn't present, and 18 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 1: added she didn't front up to talk about feelings. The 19 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: Clintons aren't accused of any wrongdoing. A subpoena issued to 20 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 1: them several months ago by Oversight Committee chairman James Comer 21 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: stated questioning would focus on Bill Clinton's use of Jeffrey 22 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: Epstein's private jet in the early two thousands for work 23 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: related to their namesake foundation. Pictures of Bill Clinton appear 24 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,400 Speaker 1: in the so called Epstein Files, which were released by 25 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: the US Department of Justice earlier this year. Hillary Clinton 26 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: doesn't appear in the files. She reportedly told the House 27 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 1: Oversight Committee she has no information about Epstein's crimes and 28 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: suggested they question current US President Donald Trump under oath 29 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: about the quote tens of thousands of times he shows 30 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: up in the Epstein files. The former Secretary of State 31 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: gave her testimony behind closed doors, and the session was 32 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: briefly halted after Republican Lauren Bobert leaked a picture of 33 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: the closed deposition room. The Clintons previously refused to testify 34 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: in the investigation, calling the proceedings legally invalid in a 35 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 1: statement released in mid January, but they relented when lawmakers 36 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 1: threatened to hold them in contempt of Congress. Speaking to 37 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: the media, on Thursday night. Hillary Clinton expressed her disappointment 38 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: the hours long deposition wasn't publicly broadcast. 39 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 2: You could have seen it for yourself. We had asked 40 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 2: for that. We think it would have been better for 41 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 2: the committee and its efforts to gather whatever information they 42 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 2: are seeking. 43 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: Hillary Clinton also said the hearing was highly repetitive and 44 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: went at times in unexpected directions. 45 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 2: I don't know how many times I had to say 46 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 2: I did not know Jeffrey Hepstein. I never went to 47 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 2: his island, I never went to his homes, I never 48 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 2: went to his offices. So it's on the record numerous times. 49 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 2: It then got at the end quite unusual because I 50 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 2: started being asked about UFOs and a series of questions 51 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:20,519 Speaker 2: about Pizzagate, one of the most vile, bogus conspiracy theories 52 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 2: that was propagated on the Internet that was serving as 53 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 2: the basis of a member's questions to me. 54 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: Bill Clinton will testify before the House Oversight Committee in 55 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: New York on Friday. Susan Lee has formerly resigned from Parliament, 56 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: triggering a by election in the southwestern New South Wales 57 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 1: seat of Farrer. In a statement released on Friday morning, 58 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: the ousted Liberal Party leader said she won't return to 59 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: Parliament for a valedictory speech and put pressure on her 60 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: success at Angus Taylor to retain the seat she's held 61 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: for twenty five years, saying she trusts he'll continue to 62 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: quote enjoy this of Pharah Voters. The US parent company 63 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: of buy now pay later platform after pay, is acting 64 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: four thousand jobs. That's about forty percent of its workforce. 65 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,280 Speaker 1: Jack Dorsey, the founder of block which owns after pay, 66 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:20,559 Speaker 1: said artificial intelligence tools have quote changed what it means 67 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: to build and run a company. Check out those stories 68 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,480 Speaker 1: live right now at the Australian dot com dot au 69 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 1: and come back to the front first thing in the 70 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 1: morning for The Australian's review of the movie Everyone's talking 71 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 1: about Wuthering Heights.