The former US Secretary of State spoke to the press after testifying in a congressional probe
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told journalists that she never had any connection or communication with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and barely knew his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell as a casual “acquaintance.”
Speaking to the press after a lengthy closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday, Clinton reiterated her opening statement that she “had no idea” about Epstein’s criminal activities.
“I never met Jeffrey Epstein, never had any contact, connection or communication with him,” she said. “I never went to his island, I never went to his home, I never went to his offices.”
While she acknowledged knowing Maxwell, she dismissed the connection as superficial.
“I knew Ghislaine Maxwell casually as an acquaintance,” she said. When asked directly why Maxwell was at her daughter Chelsea’s wedding in 2010, Clinton explained that the convicted sex trafficker was not the family’s personal guest.
“She came as the plus one, the guest of someone who was invited,” Clinton told reporters, refusing to answer any further questions.
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