Key point: A 2015 email from Jeffrey Epstein, included in documents released by the House Oversight Committee, states "Clinton was NEVER EVER there," contradicting recent claims by GOP leaders and President Trump that Bill Clinton visited Epstein's private island. Clinton has admitted flying on Epstein's plane in the early 2000s but denies visiting the island; accuser Virginia Giuffre has said she saw him there but did not witness illegal acts. The documents arrive amid lawsuits and a $105 million settlement between Epstein's estate and the U.S. Virgin Islands tied to alleged sex trafficking.
Epstein Email Says "Clinton Was NEVER EVER There," Challenging Trump and GOP Claims
Key point: A 2015 email from Jeffrey Epstein, included in documents released by the House Oversight Committee, states "Clinton was NEVER EVER there," contradicting recent claims by GOP leaders and President Trump that Bill Clinton visited Epstein's private island. Clinton has admitted flying on Epstein's plane in the early 2000s but denies visiting the island; accuser Virginia Giuffre has said she saw him there but did not witness illegal acts. The documents arrive amid lawsuits and a $105 million settlement between Epstein's estate and the U.S. Virgin Islands tied to alleged sex trafficking.
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Emails contradict public claims that Bill Clinton visited Jeffrey Epstein's private island
Newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein's file include a 2015 message in which Epstein emphatically denies that former President Bill Clinton ever visited his private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The documents, published by the House Oversight Committee on Nov. 12, add a contested piece of evidence to ongoing partisan debate over who associated with Epstein and which activities occurred on his properties.
"Clinton was NEVER EVER there, never." — Jeffrey Epstein, Jan. 2015 email
What was claimed: House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and President Trump publicly suggested Clinton visited Epstein's island, with Comer saying investigators want to know "who all was involved," and Trump listing Clinton among public figures he said "spent large portions of their life with Epstein, and on his 'Island.'"
What the emails show: In a January 2015 email to author Michael Wolff included in the document release, Epstein denied that Clinton visited the island and wrote that another, redacted individual had fabricated stories about seeing Clinton there. The email calls that person a "storyteller" who "crafted much of it out of whole cloth."
Responses and context: Clinton has acknowledged flying on Epstein's plane several times in the early 2000s but has denied ever visiting Epstein's U.S. Virgin Islands property. Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein's accusers, has said she saw Clinton on the island but also said she did not observe him doing anything illegal.
Epstein owned multiple properties, including homes in New York and Palm Beach, Florida; prosecutors have alleged sex trafficking occurred at several of those locations. In January 2020 the U.S. Virgin Islands sued Epstein's estate, describing an alleged criminal enterprise that transported and paid victims and citing victims as young as 12. Epstein's estate later settled that suit for $105 million in December 2022.
House Democrats highlighted other emails in the release that they say implicate President Trump; White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called the documents irrelevant and said they proved Trump "did nothing wrong." Trump has called the renewed attention a "Jeffrey Epstein Hoax."
Additional note: The release of thousands of pages from Epstein's files has reignited partisan debate about who visited Epstein's properties and what investigators might learn. USA TODAY requested comment from Clinton's representatives regarding Epstein's email denying his presence on the island.
Reporting note: The file release contains redactions. Where quoted, dates and recipients are noted when available.