Photos Allegedly Show Bill Clinton Receiving Massage From Jeffrey Epstein Accuser - Forbes

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TOPLINE


Hours ahead of former President Bill Clinton’s appearance at the Democratic National Convention, the Daily Mail published photos Tuesday that show Clinton apparently receiving a neck massage from alleged Jeffrey Epstein victim Chauntae Davies following a previously-reported flight that Clinton and Epstein took to Africa together in 2002, with Davies telling the Mail that Clinton was a "perfect gentleman" on the trip.

Photos reportedly showing former President Bill Clinton getting a massage from one of Jeffrey ... [+] Epstein's alleged victims have resurfaced questions about his ties to the dead, disgraced financier.

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KEY FACTS


The two photos show Davies, 22 at the time, giving Clinton a neck rub while he sits in what looks like an airport lounge chair.


According to the Daily Mail, alleged Epstein recruiter Ghislaine Maxwell—currently being held in a Brooklyn jail on federal sex trafficking and perjury charges—insisted that Davies give Clinton the massage after his neck became stiff from a flight on Epstein’s private jet, since nicknamed the Lolita Express.


Davies reportedly told the Daily Mail that Clinton was a “perfect gentleman” during the trip and that she saw “no foul play”; Clinton told Forbes last year that he knew “nothing about the terrible crimes Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to in Florida some years ago.”


The publication of the photos came just hours before Clinton is set to endorse Biden during Tuesday night’s virtual DNC, once again raising questions about his ties to Epstein, who died in August 2019 while awaiting trial for federal sex trafficking charges.


Representatives for Clinton, Maxwell and Davies did not respond to requests to confirm the photos’ authenticity by Forbes.

Chief critic


Donald Trump Jr. tweeted a link to the Daily Mail article, and suggested that if Clinton brought it up during his Tuesday DNC speech, it “would be a lot more interesting then garbage we saw last night.” His father, President Trump, was also once friendly with Epstein and Maxwell. After Epstein’s 2019 arrest, however, Trump said he had not spoken to Epstein in over a decade.

Key background


The 2002 Africa flight, the New York Times reported last year, was made by Clinton to discuss economic development on the continent, along with the fight against HIV and AIDS. Comedian Chris Tucker and actor Kevin Spacey were also along for the ride. A Clinton Foundation spokesperson told the Times that the former president took four trips on Epstein’s plane, and all were connected to his nonprofit work. Unverified records suggest Clinton has flown at least 26 times on Epstein’s private plane, according to the Times. Davies has accused Epstein of sexual assault and abuse, and she was one of his alleged victims to speak out in court following his August 2019 suicide. Maxwell faces charges of enticing and transporting minors as part of Epstein’s alleged sex ring, along with committing perjury during 2016 depositions in a defamation case brought against her by another alleged Epstein victim, Virginia Giuffre. Maxwell entered a not guilty plea and denied all previous allegations. Her trial is scheduled to begin in July 2021.

Tangent


Epstein owned a painting of Clinton wearing a blue dress and high heels.

Further reading


Bill Clinton leans back and smiles while receiving neck massage from Epstein victim (The Daily Mail)

New photos show Bill Clinton getting massage from Epstein accuser (New York Post)

Ghislaine Maxwell Records Trove Names Jeffrey Epstein, Alan Dershowitz—And More Documents Could Be Released (Forbes)

Jeffrey Epstein’s Dark Façade Finally Cracks (Forbes)