Relationship of Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein

Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, developed a social and professional relationship with financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that began in the early 1990s and continued into the early 2000s. During Clinton's presidency, Epstein made at least four visits to the White House and maintained ties with Clinton's associates. After leaving office, Clinton traveled on Epstein's private jet, on several occasions, for charitable trips. Epstein's interactions with Clinton can be traced to the early 1990s and concluded in 2003.

Since Epstein's 2019 arrest for sex trafficking of minors and his death in prison, shortly thereafter, their former relationship has come under further scrutiny, alongside Epstein's former friendship with the 45th and 47th U.S. president Donald Trump. Clinton has denied any knowledge of Epstein's criminal activities and distanced himself from the disgraced financier, in the years before Epstein's 2019 arrest and death. In 2025, Epstein's now-convicted accomplice and former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell claimed Clinton was a friend of hers, not Epstein's, and denied that Clinton was involved in any of Epstein's crimes.

While Clinton had previously faced public accusations of sexual assault and misconduct from several women, Epstein victims including Virginia Giuffre never accused Clinton of sexual misconduct or abuse in relation to his former ties to Epstein. However, the Epstein-related court files that were unsealed, in 2024, included several references to Clinton. In November 2025, the relationship between Clinton and Epstein would be subjected to a federal investigation. The same month, emails from 2011 and 2015 were made public, which revealed Epstein personally denying Clinton visited his private island. In January 2026, it was also revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had, in fact, previously investigated allegations against Clinton, which were connected to Epstein.