Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein once shared a mutual admiration, as evidenced in an interview with New York Magazine. Epstein lauded Clinton as the “world’s greatest politician,” while Clinton waxed poetic about his friend, saying that he was “both a highly successful financier and a committed philanthropist with a keen sense of global markets and an in-depth knowledge of twenty-first-century science.” He added: “I especially appreciated his insights and generosity during the recent trip to Africa to work on democratization, empowering the poor, citizen service, and combating HIV/AIDS.”
If Clinton thought Epstein was generous, it was reportedly because the financier had lent him planes to take him to different places across the globe for the Clinton Foundation. In fact, their relationship only became public when the media took an interest in the fact that the former president rode one of Epstein’s jets. Meanwhile, The Daily Beast reported that the two had known each other since the 1990s when Epstein would take trips to the White House with Ghislaine Maxwell.
While the public narrative around their connection primarily revolved around philanthropic efforts, Lady Victoria Hervey, Prince Andrew’s ex-girlfriend and close acquaintance of Maxwell, suggested otherwise. In the ITV documentary, “Ghislaine, Prince Andrew and the Paedophile,” she claimed the two had a deeper bond. “He [Clinton] was super close to Jeffrey Epstein,” she said, adding that Epstein even had a painting of Clinton in his home. “They were like brothers, you know, and he was close to Ghislaine as well.”
