Donald Trump, his children Eric and Ivanka, and Epstein in 1993, attending the opening of the Harley-Davidson Cafe in Manhattan. (File photo via New York Times)

Hillary Clinton has slammed Donald Trump for orchestrating a "cover-up" over the Jeffrey Epstein files, demanding full public disclosure, saying Republicans have been manipulating the scandal to shield the US president while targeting political opponents.

The former US secretary of state told the BBC in Berlin that the Trump administration is deliberately withholding information related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

"Get the files out. They are slow-walking it," Clinton said in her interview published Monday, denouncing Trump for suppressing transparency.

The Justice Department recently released more than three million documents, photos and videos tied to its investigation into Epstein, who died in custody in 2019 in what authorities ruled a suicide.

Despite this release, the Department of Justice claims it has no additional files to publish, a stance lawmakers have criticized, noting the absence of internal memos, notes and emails.

Clinton and her husband, former president Bill Clinton, are scheduled to give closed-door depositions before the House Oversight Committee, which is examining Epstein`s ties to powerful elites and the handling of information about his crimes.

Clinton objected to the secrecy of the process, stressing, "We will show up but we think it would be better to have it in public."

"I just want it to be fair. I want everybody treated the same way," she added, emphasizing that "we have nothing to hide. We have called for the full release of these files repeatedly."

The Clintons` names have also appeared frequently in the files. Bill Clinton has acknowledged flying on Epstein`s plane in the early 2000s for humanitarian work connected to the Clinton Foundation but denies visiting Epstein`s private island.

Hillary Clinton has claimed that she had no meaningful interactions with Epstein, never flew on his plane and never visited his island, though she admitted meeting Ghislaine Maxwell - later convicted of conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse minors - "on a few occasions."

Hillary Clinton also lashed out at Republicans for attempting to redirect scrutiny away from Trump, whose name also appears multiple times in the files, saying, "Look at this shiny object. We`re going to have the Clintons, even Hillary Clinton, who never met the guy."

Trump has so far rejected the allegations, declaring he had been "totally exonerated," while insisting that mere mention in the files does not prove wrongdoing.

Hillary Clinton is set to testify on February 26, followed by Bill Clinton on February 27.