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What exact statements did Virginia Giuffre include about Bill Clinton in her sworn affidavit(s)?
Executive summary
Virginia Giuffre’s sworn testimony and later writings include references to Bill Clinton but do not contain a clear, undisputed eyewitness allegation that Clinton sexually abused her; in a 2016 deposition she said she did not see Clinton commit any act and attributed some claims to what Ghislaine Maxwell told her (Giuffre: “That wasn’t an eyewitness statement,” [4]; she said Maxwell “told me that she flew Bill Clinton in,” p1_s6). Her posthumous memoir and other interviews describe being present at dinners and mention Clinton as part of Epstein’s circle, while multiple news outlets note she did not formally accuse Clinton of wrongdoing [1] [2] [3].
1. What Giuffre’s sworn and deposition statements actually say — and what she disavowed
Giuffre’s 2016 deposition, which has been cited in reporting, includes her statement that “That wasn’t an eyewitness statement,” when asked about reports tying Clinton to an on‑island helicopter flight; she told the questioner she “didn’t see her do it” and said Maxwell was the one who had told her about flying Clinton [4]. Reporting from Business Insider emphasizes that Giuffre did not deny having told journalists earlier that she met Clinton on an island, but in the deposition she clarified she did not personally witness Clinton’s actions and that some prior press quotes were taken “out of context” [5]. Yahoo News and ABC summarize the same distinction: earlier press interviews attributed stronger eyewitness language to Giuffre that she later walked back in court testimony [6] [4].
2. Earlier press interviews versus later courtroom precision
Giuffre told journalists in 2011 she had met Clinton on two occasions and that she flew to the Caribbean where, she said, Maxwell “went to pick up Bill in a huge black helicopter” [5]. Those media accounts (for example the Daily Mail interview cited by others) conveyed more direct-sounding claims; Giuffre later testified under oath that parts of those press accounts were not precise recollections and that Maxwell had relayed some details to her [5] [4]. ABC and Business Insider both report this shift from the 2011 article to the 2016 deposition [4] [5].
3. What Giuffre’s memoir and other posthumous accounts add — and their limits
Giuffre’s posthumous memoir recounts being present at dinners Epstein hosted that included Bill Clinton and says she was at the table when Epstein “had former president Bill Clinton over for dinner,” but media coverage of the memoir notes she “didn't accuse them of any wrongdoing” and frames those mentions as part of broader recollections of Epstein’s social circle [1] [3]. Ms. Magazine and CBS pieces also describe her naming Clinton among many powerful figures connected to Epstein but do not assert a sworn, eyewitness claim of sexual abuse by Clinton in those accounts [7] [1].
4. How news organizations and later document releases treated Giuffre’s statements
News outlets that reviewed court records and flight logs note frequent references to Clinton in the Epstein litigation and document releases, but they emphasize that none of Giuffre’s filings produced a clear sworn allegation that Clinton sexually assaulted her [8] [9]. ABC and other reporting stress that flight records and litigation filings differ from Giuffre’s press statements and deposition testimony: flight logs do show Clinton flew on Epstein’s planes at times, but they do not corroborate an island assault allegation by Giuffre [4] [9].
5. Competing perspectives and why coverage diverged
Some outlets and later commentators have presented Giuffre’s earlier press quotes as direct accusations that Clinton visited Epstein’s island; others underscore her later courtroom clarifications and the absence of an explicit sworn charge of sexual misconduct against Clinton by Giuffre [2] [4]. The divergence stems from: (a) the difference between off‑the‑record or press interviews and formal deposition language, (b) statements Giuffre said she heard from Maxwell versus what she personally witnessed, and (c) heavy public interest in any connection between Epstein and prominent figures [5] [4].
6. What the available sources do not say
Available sources do not mention Giuffre having an affidavit that contains a clear, unambiguous sworn allegation that Bill Clinton sexually abused or assaulted her; reporting instead points to press interviews, depositions, memoir passages and references in litigation documents that mention Clinton but stop short of documenting a sworn eyewitness allegation of sexual misconduct by him [4] [5] [1]. If you are seeking “exact statements” in specific sworn affidavits, the current reporting in these items does not present a verbatim affidavit passage making that explicit claim [4] [5].
Bottom line: Giuffre’s statements about Clinton exist across different formats — earlier press interviews, a 2016 deposition in which she narrowed or recharacterized prior reporting, and a memoir describing Epstein dinners — but the sources provided report she did not make a direct sworn accusation of sexual abuse against Clinton and attributed some claims to what others (notably Maxwell) told her [4] [5] [1].