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What legal or investigatory records (lawsuits, FBI files, depositions) mention sexual interactions involving Trump and Clinton together?
Executive summary
Available reporting and court documents in the provided set show references to both Donald Trump and Bill Clinton in legal or investigatory materials connected to Jeffrey Epstein — notably Virginia Giuffre’s deposition and other unsealed Epstein-related records — but those records do not, in the sources provided here, allege sexual interactions between Trump and Clinton together with the same individual or each other (they are mentioned separately) [1] [2]. Some unsealed documents and media reports include claims by third parties connecting one or the other to Epstein-related events or dinners; Snopes and Newsweek stress that appearance of a name in a transcript is not proof of wrongdoing [1] [2].
1. What the unsealed Epstein documents actually show — names mentioned, not convictions
Several newly unsealed court documents and deposition excerpts mention Donald Trump and Bill Clinton in the context of Jeffrey Epstein’s social circle or third-party statements, but those sources caution that mention in a document is not evidence of criminal conduct. Snopes summarizes that Trump appears on three pages of a transcript and Clinton appears in two instances in the same transcript, but emphasizes that being mentioned in a formerly sealed document does not equal complicity in Epstein’s crimes [1]. Newsweek’s summary of Virginia Giuffre’s memoir likewise notes she discussed meeting both men but “made no allegations” against either Trump or Clinton in that book [2].
2. Specific litigation or depositions cited in reporting
The items most relevant in the provided set are portions of Giuffre-related litigation and related court papers that were unsealed: Virginia Giuffre’s deposition and other Epstein court materials referenced in Snopes’ writeup and in Newsweek’s reporting [1] [2]. Snopes lists the Sjoberg transcript as containing questioning that references both men; Newsweek reports Giuffre discussed meeting Trump and Clinton in contexts unconnected to her trafficking allegations and that she did not accuse them of wrongdoing [1] [2].
3. Other legal records naming Trump tied to sexual-misconduct litigation
Donald Trump appears extensively in sexual-misconduct litigation unrelated to Epstein in the reporting provided: multiple women have sued or publicly accused Trump, and some matters reached courts or civil settlements (Jill Harth, E. Jean Carroll, Summer Zervos, etc.) [3] [4]. Those suits and allegations are catalogued in general summaries (Wikipedia, Business Insider) and do not, in the supplied materials, describe sexual interactions that involve both Trump and Clinton together [3] [4].
4. Bill Clinton’s legal and public allegations in the supplied reporting
The sources include coverage of Bill Clinton’s past sexual-misconduct allegations and public scrutiny [5] [6]. Reporting notes that Clinton’s name appears in some Epstein-related materials (flight logs, depositions) but again stresses that appearance in records is not proof of criminal conduct; some accounts in the set mention allegations and public debate without providing new adjudicated findings linking him sexually to events involving Trump [1] [5].
5. Claims that allege interactions involving both men — what’s in the record and what’s not
A few items in the collected reporting relay third-party claims that reference both men in the broader Epstein document trove (e.g., emails, depositions, or a plaintiff’s assertions) but the sources supplied explicitly caution that such mentions are not corroborated evidence of shared sexual interactions or of a conspiracy to commit sex crimes [1] [7]. Palm Beach Post cites a claim in unsealed documents asserting Trump had sex with “many women” at Epstein’s New York home and reports other third-party allegations about Clinton, but also notes retractions and the absence of corroborating footage or legal findings in those materials [7].
6. Political context and use of allegations
The supplied reporting shows both men’s names have been deployed politically: Trump brought forward women who had accused Bill Clinton at a pre-debate event in 2016, and media summaries document partisan contestation over the credibility and use of sexual-misconduct claims [8] [3]. Analysts and outlets in the set describe how allegations against each have been amplified or downplayed along partisan lines [3] [6].
7. Limitations, key caveats, and what the sources do not show
Available sources do not mention any legal filing, sworn deposition, or FBI file in which Trump and Clinton are jointly alleged to have had sexual interactions with the same individual or with each other; the materials provided instead show separate mentions of each man in Epstein-related documents and other sexual-misconduct litigation [1] [2] [3]. Where documents merely list or reference names, the sources repeatedly warn that name-appearance is not proof of criminality [1]. If you want to pursue specific docket numbers, FBI file requests, or deposition pages beyond what’s cited here, those items are not included in the current set of sources and would require additional document searches.
If you want, I can search for the exact unsealed deposition pages, court docket entries, or FBI file releases referenced in these summaries — tell me which document type (deposition transcript, Epstein court docket, Trump/Clinton civil suits) you prefer and I’ll look only among available reporting and filings.