According to the new photos, it is believed that Maxwell and Epstein were once White House guests of former United States (US) President Bill Clinton.
The images were published by The Sun, days after Maxwell’s last court appearance on sex trafficking charges in Manhattan, in which the paedophile is seen smiling and shaking hands with the president as Maxwell looks on during the visit in September 1993.
Epstein had donated £7,820 for the refurbishment of the Oval Office and was rewarded with the White House bash hosted by Clinton and his wife Hillary.
They toured the East Room and the presidential residence during a reception, the paper reported.
New photos show Epstein and Maxwell were VIP guests in Clinton's White House https://t.co/E9xxkbow1U pic.twitter.com/hvpzBgexRk
— New York Post (@nypost) April 25, 2021
The financier was convicted for the first time in 2008 for procuring a girl under 18 for prostitution after an investigation which was launched in 2005. The Clinton administration would not have been aware of any criminality at the time of their White House meetings.
Clinton has denied ever visiting Epstein’s private island in the Bahamas [rolling-eyes emoji], but accuser Virginia Giuffre has claimed to be on the island at the same time as the ex-president.
Epstein, facing a slew of sex charges, was found fatally hanged in a Manhattan jail cell in August 2019. The Florida mansion where he allegedly raped hundreds of girls and women was demolished last week.