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What destinations did Bill Clinton visit on Epstein's jet?
Executive summary
Available flight-log reporting shows Bill Clinton flew multiple times on Jeffrey Epstein’s aircraft in 2001–2003 and that those logs list international stops including Africa (a 2002 trip Clinton organized), Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, China, Brunei, London, New York, the Azores, Belgium, Norway, Russia, Siberia, Morocco, Armenia and others; published tallies have ranged from 17–27 logged legs depending on the outlet and counting method [1] [2] [3] [4]. Public statements from Clinton’s office have said trips were for Clinton Foundation-related travel and that he did not visit Epstein’s private island; Epstein’s own emails also said Clinton “never” went to the island [3] [5] [6].
1. What the flight logs say — destinations and counts
Reporting based on flight logs and contemporary news analyses lists numerous international destinations tied to Clinton on Epstein’s jets: Asia stops including Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and China; European and North Atlantic hops including London, Belgium, the Azores and Norway; trips to Russia and Siberia; stops in Brunei, Morocco and Armenia; and at least one 2002 trip to Africa organized by Clinton to visit HIV/AIDS project sites [2] [1] [3] [4]. Different outlets count the logged “legs” differently — Fox News and Roll Call reported as many as 26–27 flights between 2001–2003, while other tallies cite lower figures such as 17 — and part of the variation comes from whether each takeoff/landing segment is counted separately, and whether Gulfstream/Cessna records are included [2] [1].
2. Clinton’s stated purpose and official responses
Clinton’s spokespeople and contemporaneous statements framed the trips as Foundation- or charity-related travel — for example, the September 2002 Africa trip was described as visiting HIV/AIDS project sites — and emphasized that the former president traveled with staff and Secret Service on several of the trips [1] [7] [3]. Clinton’s office has also repeatedly denied he visited Epstein’s Virgin Islands island or that he had recent contact with Epstein beyond those trips [3] [5] [6].
3. Discrepancies and points of contention in reporting
Count and destination discrepancies persist in public reporting. Some outlets and summaries trace “27 times” or “26 flights” while others report “17 legs” or “four trips” depending on which logs and timeframes they used and how they define a flight “trip” versus a flight “leg” [2] [1] [4]. The Palm Beach Post and The Independent flagged additional destinations (e.g., Siberia, Morocco, Armenia) that are present in their reconstructions of log entries, while other sources focus on a core set of Asia, Europe and Africa stops [4] [2].
4. What the logs do not prove — and what reporting responsibly avoids asserting
Flight logs and destination lists document presence on an aircraft but do not by themselves prove what occurred at stops or who else was involved; the logs do not establish criminal conduct by Clinton and the available reporting explicitly notes that neither Bill nor Hillary Clinton have been accused of participation in Epstein’s crimes [8] [2]. Available sources do not mention detailed itineraries for many listed stops, nor do the logs alone explain the full purpose of each segment beyond the stated Foundation travel in some cases [1] [3].
5. Competing narratives and political use of the information
Republican investigators and President Trump have used flight counts and island allegations to press for broader probes; fact-checking outlets and Clinton spokespeople counter that claims about island visits or specific criminal conduct lack evidence, and that some public claims have been inaccurate or inflated (for example, assertions that Clinton visited Epstein’s island dozens of times) [9] [10] [6]. The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed the Clintons in 2025, citing flight records among other contacts, illustrating how the same flight-log facts are being litigated politically as well as factually [8] [11].
6. Bottom line and reporting limitations
The most robust published reconstructions agree that Clinton flew repeatedly on Epstein’s planes in the early post-presidential years and that the jet’s logs show many international stops [1] [2]. However, sources differ on exact counts and destination lists; flight logs show presence but not the complete purpose or activities at stops, and multiple reputable outlets and Clinton spokespeople say there is no evidence he went to Epstein’s island [3] [5] [9]. Where claims go beyond the logs — e.g., who else was present, or what happened on the ground — available sources do not provide conclusive documentation, and those gaps are being litigated in Congress and the press [11] [10].