Bill Clinton dined with financier Jeffrey Epstein in 1995 while he was president, according to a report at the time.
The report places the pair together years before Clinton acknowledged flying on Epstein’s infamous plane multiple times.
“Joining Clinton for a three-hour dinner was a very select group of people, some of whom, according to one Democratic Party source, gave as much as $100,000 to the Democratic National Committee for the privilege of dining with the president,” the Post reported.
It named Epstein, describing him as “a business executive,” as among the guests, along with singer Jimmy Buffett, actor Don Johnson, and Don Fowler, co-chairman of the committee at the time.
Clinton, a Democrat, was in office from Jan. 20, 1993 through Jan. 20, 2001.
Federal election records showed that Epstein donated to Clinton while he was president.
“President Clinton knows nothing about the terrible crimes Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to in Florida some years ago, or those with which he has been recently charged in New York,” the statement from Angel Ureña read.
Clinton’s team claimed he only took four trips on the plane.
“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,” the statement continued.
“Staff, supporters of the Foundation, and his Secret Service detail traveled on every leg of every trip. He had one meeting with Epstein in his Harlem office in 2002, and around the same time made one brief visit to Epstein’s New York apartment with a staff member and his security detail.”
Clinton never went to Epstein’s island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, his house in New Mexico, or his residence in Florida, Ureña said.
