Well, the Epstein saga just keeps coughing up names like a bad magic trick, and now The Wall Street Journal is stirring the pot again — this time, pointing the finger at none other than former President Bill Clinton.
Here’s the latest bombshell: The WSJ says it got its hands on a “leather-bound album” allegedly gifted to Epstein in 2003 for his birthday, compiled by none other than Ghislaine Maxwell. And inside? Birthday letters — not just from random acquaintances, but from big names.
We’re talking Clinton, Wall Street heavyweight Leon Black, fashion mogul Vera Wang, media tycoon Mort Zuckerman, and ex-Microsoft exec Nathan Myhrvold. Oh, and Trump was allegedly in there too, though he’s already blasted that claim as a “fake thing” and sued the Journal for even printing it.
But let’s focus on Clinton for a minute, because his alleged note to Epstein is something else. Written in what the WSJ says is his “distinctive scrawl,” Clinton reportedly gushed about Epstein’s “childlike curiosity” and talked about “adventures” and the “solace of friends.”
You don’t need a PR degree to know that’s not a great look when the recipient is a now-dead, convicted pedophile. Clinton’s response? He didn’t offer a new comment, just pointed reporters back to his old line about knowing nothing of Epstein’s crimes.
And then there’s the rest of this bizarre collection: Myhrvold allegedly sent Epstein pictures from an Africa trip — including animals mating and, yes, one featuring a zebra’s penis — saying they “seemed more appropriate than anything I could put in words.” Black supposedly went with a cheeky little poem referencing Epstein as a “Vanity Fair Poster Child” and signed off with “Love and kisses.” It’s the kind of thing you’d expect in a frat house scrapbook, not a billionaire’s correspondence.
The WSJ says Clinton, Trump, Black, Dershowitz, Zuckerman, Leslie Wexner, and even the late model scout Jean-Luc Brunel were all lumped under Epstein’s “Friends” category. Other tabs in the book? “Business,” “Science,” “Brooklyn,” and “Family.” It reads like a networking directory for the world’s worst cocktail party.
And of course, this all lands while calls for the full “Epstein files” to be released are getting louder. Both Republicans and Democrats want them out, especially after that July 6 DOJ memo infuriated just about everyone by concluding there’s no Epstein “client list” and no evidence of foul play in his suspicious 2019 jailhouse death.
The Journal says it stands by its reporting and will fight Trump’s lawsuit. But whether or not the letters are legit, this much is clear: the Epstein web is still sticky, still ugly, and still dragging some of the most powerful people on Earth into its orbit.
