The DOJ has also fought for the release of grand jury testimony in the Epstein and Maxwell cases.
The Wall Street Journal reported last week that former President Bill Clinton was one of several individuals who sent birthday wishes to convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003.
Clinton’s name also appears on flight logs for a private jet owned by Epstein, which made several trips between 2002 and 2003, according to reports; however, there have been no reports or evidence indicating that Clinton was involved in Epstein’s sex crimes.
“In 2002 and 2003, President Clinton took a total of four trips on Jeffrey Epstein’s airplane: one to Europe, one to Asia, and two to Africa, which included stops in connection with the work of the Clinton Foundation,” Clinton spokesman Angel Urena said in 2019.
According to the Journal, Clinton’s note to Epstein was written in the former president’s “distinctive scrawl.”
“It’s reassuring isn’t it, to have lasted as long, across all the years of learning and knowing, adventures and [illegible word], and also to have your childlike curiosity, the drive to make a difference and the solace of friends,” the letter reportedly said. Continue reading…