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Which dates did Jeffrey Epstein visit the White House and who hosted him?
Executive summary
Records and contemporary reporting show Jeffrey Epstein visited the White House multiple times in the 1990s—most reporting cites visits between 1993 and 1995 and says he attended a 1993 donors’ reception hosted by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton [1] [2]. Sources say Epstein met with a Clinton aide, Mark Middleton, on several of those White House visits, and one compilation asserts “at least 17” visits during 1993–1995 [2].
1. What the contemporaneous logs and reporting say about dates
News outlets and secondary compilations report Epstein made repeated trips to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in the early-to-mid 1990s; Business Insider cites reporting that Epstein visited as early as 1993 and attended a Clinton-hosted donors’ reception that year [1]. Wikipedia’s summary of archival material and reporting states visitor logs and reporting place Epstein at the White House “at least 17 times between 1993 and 1995” [2]. The Independent’s timeline also references multiple visits in that same period and reproduces a 1993 photograph of Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at a White House donors’ event [3].
2. Who hosted or facilitated Epstein’s access inside the White House
Reporting and compiled records indicate Epstein’s White House access was connected to Clinton fundraising/donor events and to meetings with Mark Middleton, a Clinton aide who served as assistant to the White House chief of staff; Middleton is named specifically as a contact Epstein met with at the White House in 1993–1995 [2]. Business Insider cites the Daily Beast reporting that Epstein donated to the White House Historical Association and attended a donors’ reception hosted by President Clinton and the first lady [1]. The Independent also describes Epstein’s presence at Clinton donor events and social settings tied to fundraising [3].
3. What available sources do not say (limits of the record)
Available sources do not supply a comprehensive, day-by-day visitor log listing every individual White House entry by Epstein with precise dates in 1993–1995; summaries cite ranges and totals rather than itemized, date-stamped lists [2]. Sources in this collection do not provide contemporaneous White House guest logs in full or independently verified calendars showing each visit’s exact date; instead, reporting relies on compilations of logs, donor-event records, and secondary reporting [1] [2].
4. Disputed claims and how reporting frames responsibility
Some contemporary political reporting and later releases of Epstein-related documents focus on later emails about other public figures, and those newer disclosures have reignited scrutiny of Epstein’s broader connections rather than adding granular White House-visit dates [4] [5]. When sources assert specific counts—like “at least 17” visits—those figures are presented as drawn from visitor logs or reporting compilations, not from a single, publicly released unambiguous government ledger provided in these files [2]. Different outlets emphasize different implications: Business Insider and The Independent highlight donor-event ties [1] [3], while oversight-driven releases and newsrooms focus on recently released emails and political fallout in 2025, not new White House visit date revelations [4] [5].
5. What scholars, archivists or the White House said (and didn’t say)
The materials at hand show explanations that Epstein appeared at donor receptions and met aides; none of the supplied sources here include a definitive White House statement listing each visit by date. The Clinton side, as represented in various retrospectives, has pushed back on certain inferences about Epstein’s access and activities while noting limited contact in later years; that nuance appears in timelines and reporting but is not a date-by-date denial or admission documented in the cited sources [3] [2].
6. Bottom line for readers seeking exact dates and hosts
Existing public accounts compiled in mainstream reporting and secondary references say Epstein visited the White House repeatedly in the early 1990s—most commonly cited as 1993–1995—and that at least some visits related to donor receptions hosted by President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton and meetings with aide Mark Middleton [1] [2] [3]. For a definitive, itemized list of each date and host, available sources in this packet do not provide an unambiguous, public visitor-log printout; pursuing that would require consulting the original White House visitor logs or the primary archival records referenced by reporting (not provided here) [2].