Bill Clinton mentions Jeffrey Epstein as the one person he wishes he'd never met in his new memoir.
Jeffrey Epstein, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, made headlines again this year. A federal judge ordered the unsealing of hundreds of documents about the allegations against him in a civil lawsuit.
Epstein's brother, Mark, isn't the only one questioning the official conclusion of suicide in federal custody. There's also a strong public interest in Epstein's associates, clients, and possible accomplices.
Nearly 200 names that were previously redacted from court documents in a lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell were released by the judge. This happened in multiple waves of document dumps starting in January.
Epstein was connected to many high-profile figures, including former U.S. presidents, foreign prime ministers, and Prince Andrew of Britain. He also had ties to Hollywood stars, leading academics, and people in fashion and modeling.
Some names were already known but had been kept hidden in the lawsuit. Former President Bill Clinton's name was among those released. Clinton could have requested his name remain sealed but chose not to. A spokesperson for Clinton denied claims that he and Epstein had a "close personal relationship."
Other names included billionaire Glenn Dubin, his former private chef Rinaldo Rizzo, magician David Copperfield, and Victoria’s Secret founder Les Wexner. Several Epstein accusers were also listed, like Johanna Sjoberg and Annie Farmer.
Clinton, who had a brief business relationship with Epstein, wrote in his memoir that he regretted meeting him. He mentioned taking flights on Epstein’s private jet for Clinton Foundation trips but insisted they only discussed "politics and economics."
Clinton added that he never visited Epstein's Little St. James Island. In his memoir "Citizen," he said, "Traveling on Epstein’s plane was not worth the years of questioning afterward."
In a deposition, Epstein accuser Johanna Sjoberg claimed Epstein bragged about knowing Clinton. She said, "I didn’t know they were friends until I read the Vanity Fair article about them going to Africa together."
Sjoberg also recalled Epstein saying, "Clinton likes them young, referring to girls." Clinton has not been accused of any wrongdoing, and his spokesperson denied any personal relationship between him and Epstein.