The Wall Street Journal Thursday reported that the former president Bill Clinton was among the many sympathizers who wrote a birthday letter to the sexual and financial offender in disgrace Jeffrey Epstein For its 50th birthday in 2003.
Why it matters
Clinton’s name has appeared several times in documents related to Epstein, who died six years ago while he was in prison, and these related documents and testimonies were publicly reported.
Thursday’s report is president Donald TrumpAdministration of the administration continues with the benefits of its management of the investigation into the death of Epstein in 2019, that the Ministry of Justice (Doj) has concluded a suicide.
Clinton was one of several powerful and rich characters whose names appeared in the documents of the Epstein court published last year.
Democrats,, Republicans And Maga de Trump’s base called for the complete Epstein files published to the public.
Clinton said on several occasions that he did not know anything about Epstein’s “terrible crimes” when they were associated, while Trump called Epstein as “flipping” in recent weeks and has also moved from the businessman in dishonion.
Former President Bill Clinton discusses his book “The First Gentlemen” at 92nd Street Y on June 11 in New York.
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What to know
According to the NewspaperClinton’s note in Epstein was written in the distinctive “scrawl” of the former president.
“It’s reassuring, isn’t it, to have lasted so long, during all years of learning and knowledge, adventures and [illegible word]And also to have your childish curiosity, the will to make the difference and the comfort of friends. “”
In May 2016, one of the alleged victims of Epstein, Johanna Sjberg, was questioned on Clinton in a deposition. Sjberg said she was in the Epstein circle from 2001 to 2006.
“”[Epstein] said Clinton once young, referring to the girls, “said Sjberg during the deposit.
A spokesperson for the former president refused to comment on the birthday message examined by the Newspaper And referred to the release to a previous statement saying that Clinton had cut the links with Epstein more than a decade before his stop in 2019 and was not aware of his crimes.
Thursday report of Newspaper Follows an article he published last week with a birthday letter that Trump would have written for the 50th anniversary of Epstein. The note included typed text surrounded by the outline of a naked woman, with the signature of Trump under the size of the woman, who was intended to imitate pubic hair.
“Happy birthday – and that every day is another wonderful secret,” concluded the note, according to the Newspaper.
The notes of Trump and Clinton were part of a mine of birthday letters that the longtime partner of Epstein and former girlfriend, Ghislaine MaxwellCompiled in an album linked to the leather she gave to Epstein as a gift for her 50th anniversary.
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