Hillary Clintons team demanded beauty lighting and custom background for Epstein deposition: source

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s team demanded that the House Oversight Committee give her “beauty lighting” for her deposition and ordered a blue-paneled backdrop from a specialized shop so that it didn’t appear as though she was in a “hostage situation,” a source familiar told The Post.Clinton’s team had meticulously labored over nearly every visual detail of her begrudged sworn testimony about late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, keen on ensuring that she looked as flattering as possible.

To that end, her team had a staffer sit in her spot before the deposition and bark out commands for tedious adjustments on the set at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in New York, the source said.They repeatedly pushed to have the camera shifted to the left on several occasions in order to get the most flattering angle of Clinton’s face.At one point, they brought in white tablecloths with the intent of reflecting overhead stage lighting to minimize shadows on her face and lessen the harsh contrast from that lighting.The customized blue-paneled backdrop was developed by a local specialized vendor within about seven hours after Clinton’s team concluded it did not like the vibe of the original black curtains in the background.Many of the requested modifications for Clinton’s Feb.26 deposition benefited her husband during his sworn testimony the following day.A Clinton spokesperson insisted that Hillary Clinton ran circles around GOP questioners in the deposition.

“First, I can assure you Hillary didn’t care what color the tablecloths were,” a Hillary rep told The Post.“Second, yesterday the internet overwhelmingly agreed that the Republicans had their a–es handed to them, so I guess as the old lawyer’s adage goes, if you can’t argue the facts, pound the table and make s–t up about tablecloths.

“Finally, whatever 25 year old House staffers leaked this to you, maybe they should spend more time focusing on their investigation into ...