‘Your Buddy Bill’: Epstein Docs Shed Light on Friendship, Falling Out, With Clinton

Billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein touted his friendship with former President Bill Clinton, but the two also had a falling out after Epstein felt Clinton lied to him, according to newly released documents.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released thousands of more pages of files from the Epstein estate on Wednesday. 

A heavily redacted letter from June 2019 outlines the impression of a 16-year-old girl of Epstein’s relationship with Clinton.

“Mr. Epstein seemed bigger than life. He did not drink or do drugs, which put her at ease. He was friends with former President Bill Clinton, the president who made it possible for REDACTED and her family to immigrate to America,” the document said. “When she told Mr. Epstein how her family came to America, Mr. Epstein said he would personally thank ‘Bill’ for her. Mr. Epstein touted other impressive connections. He made it known he had A-list celebrities on speed dial.”

In an Oct. 15, 2012, email exchange between Epstein and his lawyer Reid Weingarten, Epstein seemed to say he had so many famous friends named “Bill” that he couldn’t keep up.

Weingarten asked, “Having dinner tonight with your buddy Bill C. Should I bring you up?”

Epstein was unclear which Bill he was referring to.

“Richardson ?? of course. Or Gates?” Epstein asked the lawyer, apparently referring to Bill Richardson, a former energy secretary, and Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft.

Weingarten clarified the next day, “Clinton.”

However, within a few months, Epstein told a former Barack Obama White House official why he no longer liked Clinton. 

In a Jan. 23, 2016, email to Kathy Ruemmler, former White House counsel, Epstein said he and Clinton had a falling out. 

It’s not clear who Ruemmler was referring to when she wrote, “Not to sound overly dramatic, but he is very close to being a psychopath–he has no conscience. It’s scary.”

Epstein replied, “I was wrong.”

Ruemmler followed, “He obviously said something to you yesterday that was disturbing, and you don’t want to tell me. Just tell me. I can take it. I promise.”

Epstein then brought up Clinton. 

“My memory is a friend killer,” Epstein told Ruemmler in reply. “I stopped talking to Clinton when he swore with whole hearted conviction to me that he had done something, he had forgotten he also swore the exact opposite only weeks before.” 

Virginia Roberts Guiffre, one of Epstein’s alleged victims who gave a court deposition and wrote a memoir published after her death, asserted Clinton was on Epstein’s island where there were numerous teen girls. 

Neither Clinton’s office, nor the Clinton Foundation responded to inquiries for this story. 

But Clinton spokespersons have previously said he was not on Epstein’s island.

In July 2020, a Clinton spokesperson denied that he visited the island to Newsweek, asserting the 42nd president “never been to Little St. James Island.”

“He’d not spoken to Epstein in well over a decade,” the spokesperson added. “Well before his terrible crimes came to light.”

Another Clinton spokesperson also released a statement in July 2019 that said, “He’s not spoken to Epstein in well over a decade, and has never been to Little St. James Island, Epstein’s ranch in New Mexico, or his residence in Florida.”

One of the newly released emails also shows Epstein saying that Clinton was “never, ever” on the island. 

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