In a substantial document dump exceeding 20,000 pages provided to Congress, emails from the estate of financier Jeffrey Epstein reveal he claimed to end his relationship with former President Bill Clinton because he believed Clinton lied to him. The Jan. 23 2016 message states, “He swore … that he had done something … then swore the exact opposite weeks before.”
The communications also include exchanges between Epstein and former Obama-White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler, showing they discussed political matters in advance of the 2016 election. In one thread, Ruemmler referred to a third party (identified only by a pseudonym) as “very close to being a psychopath” and accused that person of having “no conscience.”
Despite the claimed rift with Clinton, later emails in the records still mention Clinton’s potential participation in Epstein-hosted events, complicating assertions of a clean break. Clinton’s office responded by reiterating he had not spoken with Epstein in 20 years and “knew nothing about Epstein’s crimes.”
The revelations raise new questions about the scope and depth of Epstein’s connections with powerful figures—and about the timeline of closings and disclosures regarding those relationships.