<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Former </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/usa" rel="" target="" title="US"><span>US</span></a><span> secretary of state </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/hillary-clinton" rel="" target="" title="Hillary Clinton"><span>Hillary Clinton</span></a><span> has accused the </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="" title="Trump"><span>Trump</span></a><span> administration of a "continuing cover-up" in the way it has handled the release of millions of documents relating to </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/jeffrey-epstein" rel="" target="" title="Jeffrey Epstein"><span>Jeffrey Epstein</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They are slow walking it, they are redacting the names of men who are in it, they are stonewalling legitimate requests from members of politicians," Mrs Clinton told the BBC on Monday (Tuesday AEDT) at the Munich Security Conference in Berlin.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has repeatedly defended the US Department of Justice's handling of the files, saying the department is "committed to transparency" and "is hiding nothing".</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/woman-charged-after-allegedly-threatening-bystanders-with-a-knife-central-coast/81c7bd1c-713a-4695-98a5-c24e3ce3f9eb"><strong><span>Terror as woman allegedly rampages in shopping centre</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The latest batch of documents released by the DOJ contained several references to Bill Clinton, offering fresh insights into the sometimes-lewd ways the former president's staff communicated with Epstein and his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Mrs Clinton said she and her husband "have nothing to hide". Bill Clinton has repeatedly denied wrongdoing related to the late sex offender. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Previous document dumps revealed photos of Mr Clinton alongside Epstein and in a hot tub with someone a DOJ official described as a "victim" of Epstein's sexual abuse.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/jeffrey-epstein-files-hillary-clinton-accuses-donald-trump-administration-of-coverup-over-its-handling-of-documents/8d2ee7d6-1521-48c1-b200-fc59c84cc89c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/bill-clinton-hillary-clinton-jeffrey-epstein-files-testify-congress-house-oversight-usa-news/759f2255-ba69-4397-82c3-ab8af43d5bb2" rel="" target="" title="Both Clintons are set to appear for closed-door depositions"><span>Both Clintons are set to appear for closed-door depositions</span></a><span> in the House's Epstein probe later this month, agreeing to the conditions set by House Oversight Chairman James Comer only once the House was preparing for a vote to hold the couple in contempt for defying a congressional subpoena.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Without referencing this tussle, Mrs Clinton said the couple "are more than happy to say what we know, which is very limited and totally unrelated to their behaviour or their crimes".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I just want it to be fair, I just want everyone to be treated the same way. That's not true for my husband and me," she said, repeating her desire to attend public hearings too.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-news-australian-education-union-pushes-for-fourday-work-week-trial-for-teachers/b1c18ad4-3796-4666-9bea-83e6c28d9114"><strong><span>Push to cut teachers back to 4 days a week</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/perth-invasion-day-rally-bomber-identified/ae7aac3b-89d7-430e-945f-b5b0a66edca1" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>Man accused of Invasion Day bombing attempt identified</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She claimed that such scrutiny directed toward her and her husband was being used by the administration as a way to "divert attention from President (Donald) Trump".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump, who is mentioned more than 1000 times in the documents, eventually encouraged Republicans to vote to release the files late last year after initially resisting an effort to make them public. He has repeatedly said he has "nothing to hide" and defended his handling of the files.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Mrs Clinton referenced Attorney General Pam Bondi's testimony on Wednesday as one example indicating the administration has "something to hide".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"(Bondi) refused to answer questions, she diverted attention away from the matters at hand, she refused to look at survivors," Mrs Clinton said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Her comments struck a similar tone to those made by her husband's spokesperson in December who, when calling on the DOJ to release all the files, said "refusal to do so will confirm the widespread suspicion the Department of Justice's actions to date are not about transparency, but about insinuation".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The DOJ has been heavily criticised by Epstein victims and members of politicians since the files were released more than the department's inconsistent redactions of names and details in the millions of released documents.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Some members of Congress who viewed unredacted versions of the documents later said that the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/epstein-files-prominent-people-list-sent-to-us-congress/49ecc444-8248-4166-845f-ab4d3b9b3207" rel="" target="" title="department was protecting powerful men"><span>department was protecting powerful men</span></a><span>, prompting them to unredact additional names in the files, and send politicians a list of "politically exposed persons" on Saturday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>