Prince Andrew and previous U.S. President Bill Clinton are amongst the prominent names discussed in unsealed court files linked to late sex wrongdoer Jeffrey Epstein.
Numerous pages of court files were unsealed on Wednesday after a judge bought their release in December as part of a legal case connected to Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
The files consist of excerpts of depositions from Maxwell in addition to Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who reached an out-of-court settlement with Prince Andrew over her sexual assault claim in 2022. They likewise consist of the deposition of Johanna Sjoberg, who made a formerly reported claim that the British royal searched her breast in 2001. He has actually rejected all claims versus him.
The chest of files, which did not appear to expose any brand-new bombshells, likewise discussed previous presidents Clinton and Donald Trump, although they are not implicated of misbehavior.
According to the records, Sjoberg, who often worked for Epstein, affirmed in her 2016 deposition, “(Epstein) stated one time that Clinton likes them young, describing women.” She likewise stated the late billionaire had “negotiations” with Clinton.
Agents for Clinton informed CNN on Wednesday that it has actually now “been almost 20 years given that President Clinton last had contact with Epstein”.
They likewise described a 2019 declaration in which Clinton’s spokesperson verified the previous political leader had actually flown on Epstein’s personal jet however insisted he “understands absolutely nothing” about the investor’s criminal activities.
Somewhere else in her testament, Sjoberg stated Epstein as soon as informed her he would call Trump to assist him land his airplane in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Trump is not implicated of any misbehavior.
She likewise affirmed that she satisfied Michael Jackson and magician David Copperfield through Epstein, however there were no ramifications of illegality.
Epstein passed away by suicide in 2019. Maxwell is presently serving a 20-year sentence for working as an employer for him.
“She has regularly and emphatically preserved her innocence,” her legal representatives informed CNN on Wednesday.
More files and names will be revealed in the coming weeks.