Posted on January 28, 2026

 

 

Contemptible

Questions for Bill Clinton about Jeffrey Epstein

by

Daniel Clark

 

 

To nobody's surprise, former president Bill Clinton declined to respond to a subpoena from Congress to answer questions about Jeffrey Epstein.  For this reason, Congress is considering whether to charge him with contempt.  One might wonder whether this is even important, given that he would not have told the truth anyway, and if history is any indication, there would have been no consequences for his perjury.  Even lies, half-lies and evasions can be telling, however, and anything Clinton can tell us about his relation to convicted sex trafficker Epstein would be helpful.  With that in mind, here are some questions that somebody, somewhere ought to ask him, regardless of whether he ever appears to testify.

* Ghislaine Maxwell told deputy attorney general Todd Blanche that it was she, and not Jeffrey Epstein, who was your friend, and that she organized your overseas trips on Epstein's plane. Is that true? If so, how did you happen to become friends with her?

* Maxwell introduced her other friend, Prince Andrew, to Jeffrey Epstein. Was it also she who introduced you to Epstein? Assuming they did not procure underage female accompaniment for you the same as they did for Andrew, why do you suppose they didn't? Did they not think you would like it?

* Did Maxwell accompany you only while flying to and from your destinations? What did she and you do upon arriving there?

* If these trips involved your work for the Clinton Foundation, then where was your wife while this was going on?

* Jeffrey Epstein claimed to have had a role in creating the Clinton Global Initiative. Is that accurate?

* Is the involvement of people like Epstein in the Clinton Global Initiative the reason it is so difficult to quantify anything it has actually accomplished?

* In 1986, Arkansas restauranteur Dan Lasater was convicted of possessing and distributing cocaine, some of which he gave to teenage girls to serve as entertainment at his parties. When you and your brother Roger attended parties at Lasater's house, were you entertained?

* As governor, you pardoned Lasater in 1990. What argument was presented to you that convinced you this was a just outcome?

* For what reason did Lasater deserve leniency that would not also apply to Epstein?

* Why did you dramatically understate the number of visits you made to Lasater's home, just as you did the number of flights you took on Epstein's plane?

* Do you think someone who excused Lasater's behavior would be more or less likely to subsequently become acquainted with Epstein?

* If you really only knew Maxwell, and not Epstein, then why did you submit a page to Epstein's birthday book that made it sound like you knew him?

* Can you please provide examples of the "childlike curiosity" of Epstein's that you referenced in that book

* Had Jeffrey Epstein denied having "sexual relations" with the girls he brought to his island, would you have believed him? Why or why not?

* Why did you deny exposing yourself to Paula Jones, when you knew that she knew about your "distinguishing characteristic?" You're right, that's not germane to this line of questioning. Just testing you.

* When you publicly lusted for the Incan mummy known as the Ice Princess, were you aware that she was estimated to have been between 12 and 14 years old at the time she was sacrificed over 500 years ago? Even if you didn't know her age, were you not at least aware that she, being a mummy, was very, very dead?

* At that Democratic National Committee fundraising event, you said, "I don't know if you've seen that mummy, but you know, if I were a single man, I might ask that mummy out. That's a good-looking mummy!" Why would your marriage suddenly have made a difference to you in this particular case? Is cheating on your wife with an extremely dead and partially decomposed prepubescent girl where you draw the line?

* If you don't like being associated with child-abusing perverts, then why did you accept the assistance of Hustler magazine founder Larry Flynt during your impeachment, when he launched a massive opposition research campaign against your enemies, and made frequent media appearances on your behalf?

* Flynt said you once approached him and shook his hand, and said, "I just want you to know you're my hero." Is this true?

* You know Hustler published nude pictures of children, right? Of course you do.

 

 

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