By ROSS IBBETSON, ASSOCIATE EDITOR

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This is the moment Hillary Clinton stormed o......ut of her Jeffrey Epstein deposition after discovering a Republican lawmaker had secretly photographed her against the rules.

'I'm done with this,' Hillary yelled after her lawyer informed the House Oversight Committee that the image was circulating online.

'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,' Hillary shouted.

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Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert admitted she had taken the photo before the hearing began and promised Hillary she would delete it, saying: 'I will take that down.'

'It doesn't matter, we all are abiding by the same rules,' Hillary shrieked at Boebert, banging her fist on the table and pointing at the Republican.  

The former secretary of state stood up and stormed out of the room as the cameras were quickly cut off. The hearing resumed within an hour.

Committee chairman James Comer acknowledged Boebert had breached committee rules, telling the hearing: 'I've advised my members that no photos or videos during the deposition can be released.'

He argued the image was taken before proceedings formally began, though Hillary's lawyer rejected that defense outright, noting she had already taken her seat inside the closed room.

'I'm done with this,' Hillary yelled after her lawyer informed the House Oversight Committee that a photo was circulating online. Republican lawmaker Lauren Boebert admitted that she took a photo before the hearing began and promised Hillary: 'I will take that down.' 'It doesn't matter, we all are abiding by the same rules,' Hillary shrieked at Boebert, banging her fist on the table and pointing at the Republican

'I'm done with this,' Hillary yelled after her lawyer informed the House Oversight Committee that a photo was circulating online. Republican lawmaker Lauren Boebert admitted that she took a photo before the hearing began and promised Hillary: 'I will take that down.' 'It doesn't matter, we all are abiding by the same rules,' Hillary shrieked at Boebert, banging her fist on the table and pointing at the Republican

Livid Hillary Clinton looks on as her lawyer explains the breach in protocol after her photo was leaked

Livid Hillary Clinton looks on as her lawyer explains the breach in protocol after her photo was leaked

United States Representative Lauren Boebert, a 39-year-old grandmother, arrives ahead of Bill Clinton's testimony in Chappaqua, New York on Friday

United States Representative Lauren Boebert, a 39-year-old grandmother, arrives ahead of Bill Clinton's testimony in Chappaqua, New York on Friday

'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,' Hillary shouted

'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,' Hillary shouted

'It doesn't matter, we all are abiding by the same rules,' Hillary shrieked at Boebert, banging her fist on the table and pointing at the Republican

'It doesn't matter, we all are abiding by the same rules,' Hillary shrieked at Boebert, banging her fist on the table and pointing at the Republican

Hillary looks livid during the testimony

Hillary looks livid during the testimony

Fuming Hillary listens as her lawyer reprimands the committee after a photo was leaked online in violation of congressional rules

Fuming Hillary listens as her lawyer reprimands the committee after a photo was leaked online in violation of congressional rules

Epstein, Bill Clinton and an unidentified man in a photo from the Epstein files

Epstein, Bill Clinton and an unidentified man in a photo from the Epstein files

Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's infamous madam, attended Chelsea Clinton's wedding in 2010, years after Epstein had been convicted of sexual abuse

Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's infamous madam, attended Chelsea Clinton's wedding in 2010, years after Epstein had been convicted of sexual abuse

President Clinton and wife Hillary share a tender moment during an East Room ceremony at the White House in Washington, July 17, 1996

President Clinton and wife Hillary share a tender moment during an East Room ceremony at the White House in Washington, July 17, 1996

Former President Bill Clinton in a hot tub and a woman whose face has been redacted are seen in another image from the files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Former President Bill Clinton in a hot tub and a woman whose face has been redacted are seen in another image from the files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Bill Clinton and an unidentified woman are pictured on a private jet in the latest release of the Epstein files. The former president said he only ever traveled with the pedophile for charity work

Bill Clinton and an unidentified woman are pictured on a private jet in the latest release of the Epstein files. The former president said he only ever traveled with the pedophile for charity work

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Comer then went on the offensive, saying he was 'disappointed that the secretary's opening statement was leaked to the press before she even gave her opening statement.'

Her legal team pushed back immediately, insisting the statement 'was not leaked to the press' and had been shared in advance in the same manner as other witnesses, including Epstein's longtime associate, Lex Wexner, the Victoria's Secret founder.

It is strictly prohibited for lawmakers or witnesses to take pictures inside a closed-door congressional testimony.

The House Oversight Committee released the deposition video on Monday, days after Hillary's testimony last Thursday.

She and Bill Clinton were summoned to a performing arts center near their Chappaqua, New York home to answer questions about their ties to Epstein.

It was the first time in US history that Congress had deposed a former or sitting president. Democrats have since demanded Donald Trump testify given the new precedent, though Bill Clinton refused to be drawn into the debate.

'That's for you to decide, but [Trump] did know him well, and I once had a brief discussion with him about it,' Clinton, 79, told Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia at his testimony on Friday.  

Clinton volunteered a clarification unprompted after Garcia failed to follow up. 

'I hate this,' Clinton declared after the long pause. 'But since there was no follow-up question, he's never, the president, never, this is 20-something years ago, never said anything to me to make me think he was involved in anything improper.'

Clinton was grilled by lawmakers after photos in the newly released Epstein files showed him swimming with Maxwell and lounging in a hot tub with an unidentified woman.

Asked about others in the hot tub, Clinton said: 'I don't think there's anybody in the hot tub. I don't even - I had forgotten that there was anybody in the hot tub, but it was big.' 

Clinton said the photo was taken at a hotel where his group was staying on a charitable foundation work trip, and that a Secret Service agent was present at the pool. 

The former president denied knowledge of Epstein's crimes, stating: 'There's nothing that I saw when I was around him that made me realize he was trafficking women.' 

Asked whether he felt that Epstein and Maxwell fooled powerful people, he responded: 'I really don't know. I've thought about it a lot, but if you can figure it out I'd like to know.'

Hillary told the committee repeatedly that she did not know Epstein and had met Maxwell only a handful of times, deflecting many questions toward her husband. 

'I do not recall ever meeting Jeffrey Epstein,' she told lawmakers under oath.

Hillary said that ahead of the hearing she was informed that Epstein had attended an event organized by the White House Historical Association. 'That's the only time that I'm aware of that I might have possibly been in the same room with him,' Hillary said. There is a photo (shown here) of Epstein and Maxwell meeting Bill Clinton at a White House Historical Association event in 1993.

Hillary said that ahead of the hearing she was informed that Epstein had attended an event organized by the White House Historical Association. 'That's the only time that I'm aware of that I might have possibly been in the same room with him,' Hillary said. There is a photo (shown here) of Epstein and Maxwell meeting Bill Clinton at a White House Historical Association event in 1993.

Epstein and Maxwell speaking with then-President Bill Clinton at an event that took place in 1993 for donors to the White House Historical Association

Epstein and Maxwell speaking with then-President Bill Clinton at an event that took place in 1993 for donors to the White House Historical Association

Hillary said that ahead of the hearing she was informed that Epstein had attended an event organized by the White House Historical Association.

'That's the only time that I'm aware of that I might have possibly been in the same room with him,' Hillary said. 

There is a photo of Epstein and Maxwell meeting Bill Clinton at a White House Historical Association event in 1993. 

'We had hundreds and thousands of people who came to the White House. I was not informed of what people did or didn't do for work, especially someone that I never even uh had a conversation with,' she said.  

Hillary was grilled about receiving a $20,000 donation from the disgraced pedophile in 1999 when she was fundraising for the DNC. 

She said that she had been informed of this in preparation for her hearing, and the way that campaign donations were structured meant it was unlikely she would have been aware at the time. 

'I don't recall that I knew it at the time and I was you know surprised to learn it in preparation for testifying,' Hillary told the committee.

Regarding Maxwell, Hillary said: 'I knew her primarily as someone who dated someone that I knew.'

Maxwell attended Chelsea Clinton's wedding in New York in 2010. The Clintons previously stated that she was there as a plus one. 

She told the committee that she had met Maxwell a few times but that she 'didn't see her very often.'

Hillary Clinton's Epstein testimony was halted after a photo was leaked by Lauren Boebert

Hillary Clinton's Epstein testimony was halted after a photo was leaked by Lauren Boebert

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to the media on Thursday after testifying she had no knowledge of Epstein's crimes

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to the media on Thursday after testifying she had no knowledge of Epstein's crimes

Hillary was also questioned about her husband's relationship with the financier, including 17 flights on his private jet.

A photo released by the Justice Department last month showed Clinton with his arm around a young woman on the aircraft.

Hillary told lawmakers that she knew Bill traveled on 'a number of different planes owned by a number of different people.'

She said she 'did not recollect' conversations about the flights, adding that Bill discussed only his charitable work on those trips.  

Epstein and Maxwell appear to have played a key role in setting up the Clinton Foundation and Clinton Global Initiative, the Epstein files suggest. 

'I don't recall ever talking about Mr. Epstein. He was not on my radar. He was not somebody that I had any connection to,' Hillary said.

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MarsPilotReport, United States, moments ago

“I’m taking this pantsuit and I’m marching right outta here!”

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Lorenzo Fischer, Canada, moments ago

Hillary makes everyone in that room look dumb

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AndNo1ElseGonSayIt, Singapore, moments ago

TRUMP! When you arresting her, bro?? What about Gates, O' bummer, Faux cheese and the rest?? Promises NEVER KEPT w/Trump! You know it's TRUE!

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