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Are there official visitor logs or flight records showing Bill Clinton and Donald Trump attended the same private meeting?
Executive summary
Available reporting shows public flight logs from Jeffrey Epstein’s aircraft list numerous trips by Bill Clinton (commonly reported as 26 flight legs across four major trips in 2002–2003) but those same flight records and the documents released so far do not show Bill Clinton or Donald Trump traveling together on Epstein’s planes or attending the same private meeting; multiple outlets note that flight logs don’t indicate either was aboard for trips to Epstein’s private island [1] [2]. Reporting also documents emails and other files from the Epstein archive that mention both men in different contexts, but those items do not, in the sources provided, establish an in-person meeting between Clinton and Trump at Epstein property [2] [3].
1. What the public flight logs say — Clinton’s travel on Epstein jets, not a Clinton‑Trump flight
Civil litigation and prior releases of Epstein-related flight records have been reported to show Bill Clinton traveled on Epstein’s aircraft on multiple occasions — characterized in reporting as four major trips totaling 26 flight legs — but those flight records “do not indicate Clinton — or Trump — was ever aboard for a trip to Epstein’s island,” according to ABC News summarizing the records [1]. NBC News and other outlets have published emails and logs showing Clinton’s name associated with Epstein flights, while the same published flight logs have not been reported to contain a joint Clinton‑Trump flight leg [2] [1].
2. What the newly released emails show — mentions, insinuations, but not a meeting
Coverage of the recently released emails shows Epstein correspondents referenced “friend Bill Clinton” and other messages involving prominent figures, and some emails name or allude to Donald Trump in different contexts [2]. But the items highlighted by reporting are mentions and innuendo in emails and notes — not documentary proof in these sources that Clinton and Trump attended the same private meeting together [2] [3]. Newsweek and other outlets note eyebrow‑raising lines in the archive but also record pushback, correction or qualification around who is actually referenced in certain messages [4].
3. Accusers’ claims and court records — allegations versus flight/log evidence
Some court materials and deposition testimony referenced in reporting show accusers asserting they saw Clinton on Epstein’s island; ABC News cites Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s statements in court records that she “had met Clinton on the island,” while also noting flight logs published during litigation do not show island trips by Clinton or Trump [1]. That juxtaposition underlines a divergence reported by news organizations between personal allegations in legal filings and the specific flight‑record documents available in the public record [1].
4. How political actors are using the records — investigations and competing narratives
President Trump and allies have pushed for release of broader Epstein files and have publicly urged Justice Department scrutiny of Clinton and other Democrats; multiple outlets document Trump’s demand that Attorney General Pam Bondi investigate Clinton’s ties to Epstein and the DOJ’s response to pursue inquiries following his request [5] [6]. Reporting frames these moves both as political — an attempt by Trump to shift focus amid scrutiny of his own relationship with Epstein — and as part of broader calls in Congress to release remaining records [5] [7].
5. Limits of current reporting — what the available sources do not say
Available sources do not mention an official, contemporaneous visitor log or flight manifest that shows Bill Clinton and Donald Trump attending the same private meeting together at Epstein property; the published flight logs and emails highlighted in reporting show mentions and separate travel entries for Clinton but do not document a joint in‑person meeting between the two, according to ABC News and other outlets [1] [2]. Sources do not provide a definitive, single document proving a Clinton‑Trump private meeting at Epstein locations in the materials cited here [2] [1].
6. Competing viewpoints and what to watch next
Journalistic accounts present competing emphases: some Republican actors and administration statements press for exhaustive public disclosure and investigation into Epstein’s ties to Democrats [5] [7]; Clinton’s representatives counter that released materials “prove Bill Clinton did nothing and knew nothing,” per his spokesman [3] [8]. Future developments to watch include the House vote and any further unsealing of files that proponents say could reveal more flight logs or visitor records, and the outcome of the DOJ direction to U.S. attorneys noted in reporting [7] [6]. Available sources do not yet show a contemporaneous visitor log or flight record proving a private meeting between Clinton and Trump.