Court documents unsealed Thursday include testimony from Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre in which she claims former President Bill Clinton visited Epstein’s private island. A spokesperson for Clinton denies that he ever traveled to the island.
The documents come from a 2015 civil defamation lawsuit Giuffre filed against Ghislaine Maxwell, which a Manhattan judge ordered released. Giuffre, who has accused Maxwell of recruiting and abusing her, said in the testimony that she was recruited at age 15 while working at the Mar-a-Lago resort. Maxwell has denied wrongdoing.
According to the documents, Giuffre told lawyers in a 2011 meeting that Clinton visited the island with Maxwell and “two young girls.” Asked whether Epstein ever told her Clinton owed him “favors,” she answered yes, but said Epstein laughed it off and never explained what he meant. She said she did not know if he was serious.
The Netflix documentary “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich” also features an island worker who says he saw Clinton at the villa. Reports note that Giuffre has never alleged Clinton took part in any illegal activity, and no other Epstein accuser has made that allegation either. Clinton’s spokesperson has said the former president never went to the island.
Maxwell is facing six federal counts tied to sex trafficking involving minors between 1994 and 1997. She has pleaded not guilty, and her trial is set for July 2021. Her lawyers filed an emergency motion Friday asking the court to stop the release of more documents, arguing it would harm her chances at a fair trial.
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