Washington, United States. Former President Bill Clinton told U.S. lawmakers that President Donald Trump once said he had “some great times” with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before their relationship soured, according to a video released late Monday.
Deposition details and timeline
In a videotaped deposition to the House of Representatives Oversight Committee, Clinton said under oath that Trump brought up Epstein at a golf tournament in 2002 or 2003, after Clinton left office and more than a decade before Trump was elected president.
“Somehow he knew I had flown in Jeffrey Epstein’s aircraft,” Clinton told the committee. “He said, ‘You know, we had some great times together over the years, but we fell out all because of a real estate deal.’”
Trump has said the relationship soured after Epstein hired young women who worked at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.
Clinton said the exchange did not lead him to believe Trump was involved with anything improper involving Epstein.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Both men’s past ties to Epstein
Both Clinton and Trump associated with Epstein before the well-connected financier pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting prostitution from a minor.
Both have repeatedly said they did not see any evidence of sex trafficking, and neither has been accused by authorities of criminal activity related to Epstein, who entertained a long list of business and financial leaders at his lavish residences in New York, Florida and the Caribbean.
Epstein’s later arrest and death
Epstein was arrested again in 2019 and died in prison while facing federal sex-trafficking charges. His death was ruled a suicide.
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