Jeffrey Epstein’s Ties to Clinton, and His Questionable Source of Wealth

While media focus on Trump, larger questions remain about Epstein’s finances and ties to Bill Clinton

Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on July 6 after landing at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey upon his return from a trip to France. Epstein was previously indicted in 2007 on charges he abused underage girls, but reached a controversial plea deal, in which he served only 13 months in a low-security facility that allowed him to work from his office each day.

Epstein now faces federal charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking that may lead to him spending the rest of his life in prison. DOJ officials have indicated that they expect the charges against Epstein to expand as they delve further into the case. Attorney General William Barr has said he will not recuse himself from the newly opened Epstein case, although he “will remain recused from any retrospective review” of Epstein’s earlier case in Florida.

Questions surrounding Epstein have existed for a long time, including the source of his wealth and his relationship to former President Bill Clinton, who, according to flight logs, flew on Epstein’s personal jet 26 times.

Much of the mainstream media has chosen to focus on President Donald Trump’s past social ties to Epstein. In 2002, Trump was quoted in an article from New York Magazine, which was one of the first publications to profile Epstein following a well-publicized trip he took to Africa with Clinton:

“Mark Epstein: “We flew up on my brother’s plane from Florida together. Donald was on the plane.” Mark Epstein: “Somewhere between 5 and 10 years ago.” Q: “Okay. So we are talking about -” Mark Epstein: “It’s either late ’90’s early 2000. Probably more like late ’90’s.” Q: “Was that the only time you’ve met Donald Trump?” As mentioned, the flight took place on Jeffrey Epstein’s smaller plane—not the larger 727 that has been dubbed the “Lolita Express”: Q: “Was this one of the big planes, the 727?” Mark Epstein: “No. It wasn’t that one, no.” Q: “Okay. How many people were on this airplane?” Mark Epstein: “It was my brother, myself, Donald, the pilot the co-pilot.” It appears that Trump hitched a ride back to New York on Jeffrey Epstein’s smaller plane following a stay at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. It also appears that this may be the only time that Trump flew on one of Jeffrey Epstein’s planes. Q: “What was the purpose of Donald Trump riding on your brother’s airplane?” Mark Epstein: “You’ll have to ask Donald. I think he wanted a ride back to New York.””

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