Fact check: How many times did Bill Clinton allegedly visit Epstein's Island?

1. Summary of the results

The question of how many times Bill Clinton allegedly visited Epstein's Island reveals conflicting claims and limited concrete evidence. Multiple sources confirm that Clinton has consistently denied ever visiting Epstein's private island ^{[1] [2]}.

However, the allegations vary significantly:

• Donald Trump has claimed Clinton visited the island "28 times" but provided no evidence to support this assertion ^{[1] [3]}
• Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein's alleged victims, wrote in an unpublished memoir that she saw Clinton on the island and claimed he was aware of Epstein's activities ^{[3] [2]}
• Doug Band, one of Clinton's former aides, told Vanity Fair that Clinton visited the island once in January 2003 ^[3]

What is documented is that Clinton flew on Epstein's private jet up to 26 times according to flight logs ^[4], and took four trips with staff on Epstein's plane in 2002 and 2003 ^[4]. Clinton also met with Epstein in New York in 2002 and visited Epstein's New York apartment ^[4].

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original question lacks several crucial pieces of context:

• Legal testimony from Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer stated that Clinton did not travel to Epstein's private island between January 1, 2001 and January 1, 2003, noting that if such visits occurred, Secret Service agents would have been required to submit travel logs ^[5]
• Rep. James Comer has called Clinton the "prime suspect" in the House Oversight Committee's probe into Epstein's sex trafficking case ^[6]
• The question focuses solely on island visits while documented evidence shows Clinton had multiple interactions with Epstein in other locations, including New York ^[4]
• Political motivations may influence these allegations, as Trump's unsubstantiated claims about "28 visits" emerged during political discourse ^{[1] [3]}

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The framing of the question as "allegedly" suggests unproven claims, which is accurate given the evidence. However, the question could perpetuate misinformation by:

• Implying there is a specific, established number of visits when the evidence shows conflicting accounts ranging from zero (Clinton's denial) to 28 (Trump's unsubstantiated claim) to one (Band's account)
• Focusing exclusively on island visits while ignoring documented flights on Epstein's plane and meetings in other locations, which creates an incomplete picture of the Clinton-Epstein relationship
• The question doesn't acknowledge that factcheck.org specifically found "no evidence" supporting Trump's "28 times" claim ^[3], which has become a widely circulated allegation

The most accurate answer based on available evidence is that Clinton's visits to Epstein's island remain disputed, with claims ranging from zero to one documented visit, while Trump's claim of 28 visits lacks supporting evidence.