The Justice Department just made public more than 3 million pages of Jeffrey Epstein files. These files show conversations between Ghislaine Maxwell and staff members of former President Bill Clinton from 2001 to 2004. The House is getting ready to vote on whether or not to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt for not showing up to testify in a bipartisan Epstein investigation.
Emails that have just come to light show suggestive conversations between Maxwell, who is in jail for sex trafficking, and Clinton aides during the time that Bill Clinton flew on Epstein’s jet at least 16 times. The files also have old pictures of Clinton in a hot tub with a woman who says she was abused by Epstein. Clinton says he doesn’t know about Epstein’s crimes and hasn’t been to the island.
Last month, Republicans on the House Oversight Committee, with the support of some Democrats, moved forward with the contempt motion. They said that the Clintons have important information about Epstein’s flights and visits to the White House. Representatives for Clinton say the subpoenas are not valid because the ties ended before Epstein’s 2006 charges.
The big release comes after the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which says that the DOJ must make investigation materials public. There are famous people like Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Bill Gates, but there is no proof that they did anything wrong. The White House dismissed unverified accusations against Trump.
Epstein killed himself in 2019 while waiting for his sex trafficking trial. Files show that his network included pilots, recruiters, and friends like Jean-Luc Brunel. This timing is in line with ongoing congressional scrutiny, which could make political tensions worse.
