Former US President Bill Clinton released his opening statements as he testified before Congress on his alleged linked to convicted sexual offender to Jeffrey Epstein, insisting he “did nothing wrong. “He claimed that he saw no signs of wrongdoing and would cut-offif he knew.
The former Democratic president opened the deposition with a statement, shared on social media, that stated, “I saw nothing and did nothing wrong.” In his statement he also said, “I had no idea of the crimes Epstein was committing. No matter how many photos you show me, I have two things that at the end of the day matter more than your interpretation of those 20-year-old photos. I know what I saw, and more importantly, what I didn’t see. I know what I did, and more importantly, what I didn’t do.”
Further defending himself he added, “As someone who grew up in a home with domestic abuse, not only would I not have flown on his plane if I had any inkling of what he was doing—I would have turned him in myself and led the call for justice for his crimes, not sweetheart deals.”
Further clarifying his association and insisting he cut-off ties before Epstein’s record became public he said, “Even with 20/20 hindsight, I saw nothing that ever gave me pause.
We are only here because he hid it from everyone so well for so long. And by the time it came to light with his 2008 guilty plea, I had long stopped associating with him. “
“You’ll often hear me say that I don’t recall. That might be unsatisfying. But I’m not going to say something I’m not sure of. This was all a long time ago. And I am bound by my oath not to speculate, or to guess. This is not merely for my benefit, but because it doesn’t help you for me to play detective 24 years later,” he added.
Clinton also said democracy depends on everyone doing their part and expressed hope that his testimony could help move the country toward civil discourse, where truth and justice take priority over partisan spectacle. He also emphasised that the victims of Jeffrey Epstein deserve both justice and healing and said he was sharing what he knows to help prevent such crimes in the future.
BA day before the former president’s testimony, is wife former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also testified, insisting that she had “no idea about their criminal activities” and described herself as “horrified by what we have learned about their crimes”. She acknowledged knowing Maxwell “casually, as an acquaintance”, including at events linked to the Clinton Foundation, and said Maxwell attended her daughter’s wedding as someone else’s guest.
