The latest revelations about Jeffrey Epstein have revealed new details about Epstein and his longtime partner, Gillian Maxwell, who had contacts with former US President Bill Clinton's staff. The documents, released by the US Justice Department, also show evidence of some of the nefarious email exchanges.
The documents come as the House of Representatives prepares to vote on articles of contempt against Bill and Hillary Clinton for refusing to testify in a bipartisan investigation into Epstein, a move that is expected to be debated this week in the Republican-controlled House.
More than 3 million documents from the Epstein files were released on Friday. Earlier, documents released in December revealed some photos of Bill Clinton and Epstein. One photo shows Bill Clinton in a bathtub with a naked woman. The US Justice Department has described the woman as a victim of Epstein's sexual assault. The photos released by the Justice Department have never been seen before.
The latest documents reveal frequent contact between Clinton staffers and Gillian Maxwell, who is currently in prison for sex trafficking, between 2001 and 2004. According to a CNN analysis, during that time, Bill Clinton and his staff traveled on Epstein's private jet at least 16 times.
The new documents also include a list of sexual assault allegations against US President Donald Trump. The list was compiled by the US Justice Department last summer based on unverified information. It also mentions allegations against Bill Clinton.
However, both have denied any wrongdoing related to Epstein. Regarding the charges brought against Trump, the White House, citing a statement from the Justice Department, said the documents may contain some fabricated images, information and videos.
A spokesman for Bill Clinton has repeatedly claimed that Bill Clinton broke off relations with Epstein in 2006 before the allegations of sexual harassment against him surfaced. He knew nothing about Epstein's crimes. Clinton has also denied visiting Epstein's island.
The Epstein dossier, which was released by the US Justice Department, includes the names of Clinton and Trump, among other influential figures. Trump's Justice Department had been reluctant to release the documents, but Congress passed a law last year that made their release mandatory.
Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide in prison in 2019. At the time, he was on trial for trafficking women for sex.
Guillen's email
The names of Bill Clinton's staff are often omitted from the emails, with only WJC being used instead of the recipient or sender, which is a reference to the office of post-presidency William J. Clinton.
"Bill Clinton did not send any of these emails in the Epstein file," Clinton spokesman Angel Urena told CNN. "I can't say for sure who sent them. All I can say is that he did not send them. He only sent emails twice in his entire life and as president—once to astronaut John Glenn and once to U.S. troops stationed in the Adriatic Sea."
Urena also said that Clinton did not have any (electronic) devices, accounts or email accounts of her own and did not use anyone else's.
CNN reviewed the communications between Gillian Maxwell and Bill Clinton's staff, finding that most of the communication was about travel and meal arrangements, including occasional last-minute invitations to the former president.
However, it is not clear whether these communications were made for the official work of the Clinton Foundation or for the personal needs of Clinton or her staff.
In an email sent in April 2003, Gillen Maxwell wrote to an address in Bill Clinton's office (whose name has been redacted): "Glad to hear you're coming to dinner. J.E. (Jeffrey Epstein) wants to know if you think Clinton will be coming too? Let me know."
In another email from December 2001, a Clinton staffer asked Gillen for the phone number of former UK Prince Andrew, with the intention of arranging a golf game during Bill Clinton's visit to Scotland.
In response, Gillen wrote, "Just spoke to Andrew. He's not in Scotland at the moment, but he's going to M.A. Andrew said if I give him a number, he'll call Clinton himself. Doug, do you want him to call you?"
It is unclear who Doug is referring to, but Doug Band was a top adviser to Bill Clinton at the time. CNN has reached out to him for comment.
Gillen occasionally wrote some very witty remarks in emails to Clinton staffers. In one such email, he wrote to a staffer, telling a tabloid that the staffer was a "very handsome man" who had a special liking for Gillen. He was physically "very strong" (an indecent allusion). He then wrote, "I hope you don't mind!"
In 2002, an anonymous person wrote to Gillen from an email account in Clinton's office: "Believe it or not, I took home a man I've spent the night with before. He's a 40-year-old widower. I really should quit drinking."
The documents found no evidence that Maxwell emailed Bill Clinton directly or that Clinton emailed him.
When Gillen was publicly accused of Epstein-related charges nearly a decade later, he still had free access to the Clinton family or their inner circle.
Contempt of Congress
As the Justice Department releases damning documents about Bill Clinton's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, tensions are running high in the House of Representatives over the Clintons. The Clintons have been embroiled in a months-long dispute with Republican lawmakers over their refusal to testify as part of the Epstein investigation.
The committee has exempted seven of those subpoenaed as part of the ongoing investigation from appearing in person. But House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comar is adamant, insisting that the Clintons must appear in person and participate in closed-door interviews.
James Comer believes that since Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein had personal contact, Clinton was able to learn a lot of secret information about Epstein's criminal world, which is essential for the investigation.
The lawyers argued that subpoenaing only the Clinton family was discriminatory since many others had been exempted from appearing in person. They dismissed the order as legally unfounded.
The Clintons' lawyers offered a last-minute compromise to avoid this situation. They said former President Bill Clinton would travel to New York to meet with the committee's chairman, James Comer, top Democrat Robert Garcia, and committee staff to discuss specific aspects of the Epstein investigation.
Chairman James Comer rejected the proposal outright. He claimed that the Clintons were trying to get special privileges by going beyond the normal rules. Unable to reach an agreement, neither Bill nor Hillary Clinton appeared in person at the scheduled time to give a statement.
When the contempt of Congress motion against the Clintons was brought up in committee, not only Republicans but also nearly half of the committee's Democrats voted in favor.
Democrats argued that the vote against the Clintons was to uphold the dignity of Congress's subpoena power. They believed that no one, no matter how influential, should disobey Congress's orders.
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