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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appears to have turned off comments on her social media profile, raising eyebrows across the political spectrum. This occurred shortly before the recent publication of documents tying her husband, former President Bill Clinton, to the Jeffrey Epstein controversy.
The documents, which were discovered as part of the ongoing investigation into infamous billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, featured numerous allusions to Bill Clinton, adding another layer of controversy to the already scandal-plagued Epstein affair.
Hillary’s social media engagement has been markedly circumspect in response to rising pressure. On December 31, she sent out a nostalgic tweet about New Year’s Eve 1999, along with an ironic demand to safeguard democracy in 2024.
Many people have assumed that the timing of the post and the subsequent disabling of comments was a calculated move to avoid the fallout from her husband’s alleged involvement with Epstein.
Conservative commentator Graham Allen was quick to criticize Clinton’s actions, labeling her a “coward” for shutting down public discourse on her platform.
“SHAME ON YOU, YOU PIECE OF GARBAGE,” Allen tweeted, voicing a sentiment echoed by many who believe that the Clintons should be held accountable for their connections to Epstein.
COWARD Hillary Clinton turned off her comments so she couldn’t be held accountable…
SHAME ON YOU, YOU PIECE OF GARBAGE. https://t.co/MOfTteDXN7
— Graham Allen (@GrahamAllen_1) January 4, 2024
Bill Clinton was spotted in a small Mexican town called San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, just after the Epstein files were released. Tourists could see him strolling through the town’s main square.
Mauricio Trejo Pureco, mayor of San Miguel de Allende, posted a photo of Clinton outside the San Miguel Arcángel parish on social media. The mayor welcomed Clinton to the town.
The sighting coincides with the release of court documents pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein, which prominently featured Clinton and over 150 other individuals allegedly linked to the late financier.
Epstein was the subject of a long-running lawsuit, and late Wednesday, the court released dozens of documents about the case that had been sealed.
The judge explained in a December letter that she was releasing the records because many of the details contained within are already known to the public.
A large portion of the first 40 documents—out of an anticipated 250—mention individuals whose identities were previously known, such as prominent friends of Epstein’s and victims who have made public statements.
During the Epstein drop last night, where was Bill Clinton.
He was hanging out in the Mexican town of San Miguel de Allende.
‘Bill Clinton likes them young.’ pic.twitter.com/Esnxo4Fd5p
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) January 4, 2024
The court documents contain numerous mentions of prominent figures, such as Prince Andrew, Donald Trump, Alan Dershowitz, and Bill Clinton.
Having said that, it seems like the sole mention of Trump throughout the papers exonerates him of any wrongdoing.
To begin, the documents do not support the idea that Trump ever paid a visit to Epstein’s house or island. The witness also denies ever giving a “massage” to Trump:
BREAKING: EPSTEIN DOCUMENTS CONFIRM DONALD TRUMP DID NOT VISIT JEFFREY EPSTEIN’S HOMES OR EPSTEIN ISLAND pic.twitter.com/pBziolxjGB
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 4, 2024
EPSTEIN DOCS EXONERATE TRUMP YET AGAIN pic.twitter.com/4jYRuu8zqq
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 4, 2024
Not only was Trump fully exonerated by the Epstein files today, this means he was also not one of the sealed names, as some had claimed
Now you know why the Deep State hates him
They don’t have any blackmail on him
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 4, 2024
While this appears to be good news for Trump, the same can’t be said for former President Bill Clinton.
According to the court documents, Epstein allegedly said that Bill Clinton “likes them young.”
They were submitted as part of a defamation suit that Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who accused Epstein of numerous crimes and abuses, had filed against Ghislaine Maxwell, the madam of the late sicko, in 2015. The case has since been resolved.
At the 2001 Epstein townhouse in Manhattan, another victim Johanna Sjoberg testified in a deposition taken in 2016 that the Duke of York placed his hand on her breast while she sat on his lap.
Sjoberg was also asked about Epstein’s comments on Clinton in the same deposition.
“[Epstein] said one time that Clinton likes them young, referring to girls,” she testified.
Reports surfaced in the days preceding the unsealing claiming that “John Doe 36” appeared more than fifty times in the redacted documents mentioning Clinton.
According to reports, Giuffre’s early efforts to get Clinton to testify against Maxwell and Epstein were the thought to be the source of many of the Clinton references, even though they did not intend to implicate him in any wrongdoing.
The ex-chief executive, who was seen in photos with Epstein and who often used his private plane, has maintained his innocence for a long time.
A representative for the ex-president responded by telling CNN that the former president was unaware of Epstein’s “terrible crimes” when they met, adding that “it has been nearly 20 years since Clinton last had contact with Epstein.”
Documents released on Wednesday did reveal, however, that Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of Epstein’s, denied ever having Bill Clinton stay on Epstein’s Caribbean island.
According to what she said, the ex-president did fly on the “Lolita Express,” Epstein’s notorious private plane.
“The allegation that Clinton had a meal on Jeffrey’s island is 100 percent false,’ Maxwell said in the 2016 deposition. “I’m sure he had a meal on Jeffrey’s plane.”
