WSJ Report Details Bill Clinton’s 50th Birthday Note to Epstein
The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that former President Bill Clinton was among several individuals who sent birthday wishes to convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003.
Clinton’s name has surfaced multiple times in connection with Epstein, who
died in prison six years ago. Related documents and testimony have been publicly reported, and Clinton was among several high-profile figures named in court filings released last year.
Clinton’s name also appears on flight logs attributed to a private jet owned by Epstein, making several trips between 2002-2003, according to reports, though there have been no reports or evidence of Clinton having any involvement in Epstein’s sex crimes.
“In 2002 and 2003, President Clinton took a total of four trips on Jeffrey Epstein’s airplane: one to Europe, one to Asia, and two to Africa, which included stops in connection with the work of the Clinton Foundation,” Clinton spokesman Angel Urena said in 2019.
Thursday’s report comes as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to face backlash over its handling of the Epstein investigation. Earlier this month, the Department of Justice released a two-page memo concluding Epstein’s 2019 death was a suicide.
The memo sparked outrage among Trump’s MAGA base, as it undercut years of conspiracy theories—promoted by Attorney General Pam Bondi and other Trump officials—alleging Epstein was murdered as part of a broader government cover-up.
According to the Journal, Clinton’s note to Epstein was written in the
former president’s “distinctive scrawl.”
“It’s reassuring isn’t it, to have lasted as long, across all the years of learning and knowing, adventures and [illegible word], and also to have your childlike curiosity, the drive to make a difference and the solace of friends,” the letter reportedly said.
In a May 2016 deposition, Johanna Sjoberg—one of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged victims—was questioned about former President Bill Clinton. Sjoberg has stated that she was involved in Epstein’s circle between 2001 and 2006.
“[Epstein] said one time that Clinton likes them young, referring to girls,” Sjoberg testified during the deposition, per Newsweek.
A spokesperson for Clinton declined to comment on the
