Trump calls for probe of Bill Clinton in Epstein scandal

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US President Donald Trump is calling for former Democratic President Bill Clinton to be investigated for possible criminal ties to convicted trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

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Trump broke his silence on Friday, demanding an investigation also involving former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and LinkedIn founder Reed Hoffman, after thousands of emails held by Epstein's estate and not in the possession of the US government were turned over to the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday.

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“I will ask Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice, along with our great patriots at the FBI, to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s involvement and relationships with Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reed Hoffman, J.P. Morgan Chase and many other people and institutions,” he said. Trump said this on his Truth Social platform..

Epstein was a former JP Morgan Chase client who agreed to pay $290 million in 2023 to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by his victims over the abuse they suffered.

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Trump called the effort to release all the documents related to Epstein a “hoax” by the Democratic Party and accused them of trying to avoid a “catastrophic” government shutdown that has left federal workers either unpaid for their day jobs or furloughed from their jobs for a record 43 days.

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“The record shows that these people, like many others, spent much of their lives with Epstein and on his 'island,'” Trump said.

While Clinton was president, Epstein visited the White House several times. He also flew on the late financier's private jet, but was never charged with any crime.

Recent email exchanges showed Epstein saying Clinton had “never” been to his private island in the Caribbean.

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Trump has not been accused of any wrongdoing despite his close ties to Epstein.

However, emails sent by Epstein and his friends say Trump “knew about the girls” and he spent “hours” with the late Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein's victims.

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“I want you to understand that the dog that didn’t bark is Trump.” one email from Epstein to Ghislaine Maxwell in April 2011 stated:. “(The victim) spent several hours with him at my house, he was never mentioned.”

Maxwell, disgraced socialite who was sentenced to 20 years for conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse children, wrote in response: “I thought about it…”

The White House noted that Giuffre, who committed suicide in April, said Trump “could not have been friendlier,” adding that the release of Epstein's emails was a “fabricated hoax.”

Thousands of Epstein documents released this week also revealed numerous connections to high-profile people, including business executives, reporters, academics and political figures.

Authorities ruled that Epstein killed himself in a New York City prison in August 2019 while awaiting federal sex trafficking charges. In 2008, he pleaded guilty in Florida to a state charge of soliciting prostitution of a girl under 18.

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