Bill Clinton visited Epstein’s island: See the new claims
New details have surfaced on the long-reported connections between Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein, centered on claims that the former president traveled to the financier’s private island, Little St. James. Doug Band, Clinton’s former deputy assistant, alleged in 2020 that Clinton flew on Epstein’s plane multiple times and visited the island in January 2003. Band said he had warned Clinton against the relationship after accompanying him on a 2002 Africa trip.
Clinton’s office has long maintained that he never set foot on Little St. James. Travel records supplied to The Telegraph at the time listed no such stop, and Vanity Fair reported receiving detailed itineraries that also omitted the island. A 2017 Freedom of Information Act review of Secret Service logs found no evidence of a visit either.
Epstein Flight Logs and Documented Clinton Travel
Flight logs released over the years show Clinton on Epstein’s plane for roughly 26 legs across four international trips between 2002 and 2003. The destinations included stops in Europe, Asia, Africa, Russia, and China. None of the documented legs list Little St. James as an origin or destination. Clinton’s representatives have stated the flights supported Clinton Foundation work.
Clinton & Epstein’s friendship
The two men met in the early 2000s and traveled together on several occasions. Epstein donated $25,000 to the Clinton Foundation in 2006. No new documents have contradicted that figure. Maxwell later told the Department of Justice in 2025 that Clinton had no independent friendship with Epstein and that any connection ran through her. Clinton’s office has said the relationship ended after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor.
Recent Epstein File Releases and Congressional Scrutiny
Documents unsealed in 2025 and 2026, along with House Oversight Committee hearings, renewed attention to the ties. Clinton testified that he never visited the island and had no knowledge of Epstein’s crimes. An Epstein email from 2011 also stated that Clinton had not been to Little St. James. Maxwell’s 2025 statements to investigators repeated the same denial.
Maxwell's Later Statements on Clinton
Band had claimed Maxwell remained close to the Clintons years after Epstein’s crimes became public and attended Chelsea Clinton’s 2010 wedding. Maxwell attended that event as the guest of longtime Clinton donor Ted Waitt rather than at the family’s direct invitation. In her later statements to the Justice Department, Maxwell said she was “sure” Clinton “absolutely never” went to the island and attributed any link solely to her own relationship with Epstein.
Current Status of Little St. James Island
The island was searched by the FBI after Epstein’s death in 2019. It was sold in 2023 to investor Stephen Deckoff for approximately $60 million. Plans for a luxury resort were announced with a target opening around 2025, though development remains delayed.
Can Doug Band be trusted?
Clinton’s office has pointed to a 2012 split with Band over conflicts of interest. The disputes centered on Band’s dual roles at the Clinton Foundation and his consulting firm Teneo, with internal emails and memos from the period documenting concerns that foundation connections were being leveraged for Teneo clients. Band has stood by his earlier account of the Epstein relationship.
The Chauntae Davies photograph cited in earlier coverage shows a neck massage during a 2002 Africa trip refueling stop in Portugal. Davies has described Clinton as a “perfect gentleman” and said she observed no misconduct. Clinton has never faced accusations of wrongdoing from any of Epstein’s victims. The record now includes flight logs that quantify the documented travel, repeated denials from multiple sources, and Maxwell’s own post-conviction statements that Clinton never visited the island.
