Bill Clinton Responds To Shocking Photos In Epstein File Dump
Former President Bill Clinton is pushing back after the Department of Justice released never-before-seen images of him with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in the newly unsealed Epstein files. The photos, which surfaced in Friday’s long-awaited document dump, show Clinton in a pool with Maxwell and in a hot tub with a redacted female — a face shielded by DOJ standards that only apply to minors, victims, or current government officials.
The images were released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump, and have reignited scrutiny of Clinton’s long-standing ties to Epstein, the convicted pedophile who died in federal custody in 2019.
Clinton’s team responded swiftly. In a defensive statement posted to X, longtime aide and Clinton chief of staff Angel Ureña insisted that the former president was being used as a distraction by Trump’s DOJ.
“There are two types of people here. The first group knew nothing and cut Epstein off before his crimes came to light,” Ureña wrote. “The second group continued relationships with him after. We’re in the first. No amount of stalling by people in the second group will change that.”
Ureña also accused the Trump administration of political theater. “Everyone, especially MAGA, expects answers, not scapegoats,” he wrote. “The White House hasn’t been hiding these files for months only to dump them late on a Friday to protect Bill Clinton. This is about shielding themselves from what comes next, or from what they’ll try and hide forever.”
“They can release as many grainy, 20-plus-year-old photos as they want,” Ureña continued, “but this isn’t about Bill Clinton. Never has, never will be.”
— Angel Ureña (@angelurena) December 19, 2025
Despite the defiant tone, the Clinton camp did not deny the authenticity of the photos or their context. The images now circulating in the public domain have raised fresh questions about the depth of the former president’s association with Epstein, which included at least two dozen flights on Epstein’s private jet and multiple visits to Epstein’s properties, according to flight logs and media reports.
Clinton also reportedly welcomed Epstein to the White House several times during his presidency.
While the former president has long denied any knowledge of Epstein’s criminal behavior, critics point to the sheer volume of interactions as troubling. Clinton was impeached in 1998 for lying under oath about his sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky, who was 22 when their affair began. He later admitted to the relationship, famously saying, “Even presidents have private lives.”
The DOJ’s massive release on Friday included flight manifests, a redacted list of Epstein’s “massage” contacts, internal FBI notes, and portions of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial evidence — with more documents promised in the weeks ahead.
Whether Clinton’s name will surface again in the remaining files remains to be seen. But after years of speculation and silence, the long-closed Epstein case is now open once again — and this time, under the full spotlight of public scrutiny.