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A photo of former President Bill Clinton topless in a dimly-lit hot tub with his arms folded behind his head was included in a massive trove of Jeffrey Epstein files released Friday by the Department of Justice (DOJ).
In another photo, Clinton is seen wading in a pool next to Ghislaine Maxwell and a woman whose face was redacted by authorities.
Subsequent photos showed Clinton posing with American pop stars Michael Jackson and Diana Ross, and seated on a plane next to a female donning an American flag pin, whose face was redacted.
He was also seen smiling arm-in-arm with the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Epstein at what appeared to be a dinner party, wearing a festive shirt.
Former President Bill Clinton was seen pictured in a hot tub in the newly released Epstein files. (Department of Justice)
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The locations where the photos were taken were not included, and no context was provided.
White House deputy press secretary Abigail Jackson took to social media Friday afternoon to comment on the never-before-seen photos of the former POTUS.
“Here is Bill Clinton in a hot tub next to someone whose identity has been redacted. Per the Epstein Files Transparency Act, DOJ was specifically instructed only to redact the faces of victims and/or minors,” Jackson wrote. “Time for the media to start asking real questions.”
Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson and Diana Ross in a photo, in the newly released Epstein files on Friday. (Department of Justice)
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Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, Angel Urena, accused the White House of trying to “hide [things] forever,” in a statement on X, implying President Donald Trump continued a relationship with Epstein after his crimes were revealed.
“The White House hasn’t been hiding these files for months only to dump them late on a Friday to protect Bill Clinton. This is about shielding themselves from what comes next, or from what they’ll try and hide forever,” Urena wrote in the post. “So they can release as many grainy 20-plus-year-old photos as they want, but this isn’t about Bill Clinton. Never has, never will be. Even Susie Wiles said Donald Trump was wrong about Bill Clinton.
“There are two types of people here,” he continued. “The first group knew nothing and cut Epstein off before his crimes came to light. The second group continued relationships with him after. We’re in the first. No amount of stalling by people in the second group will change that. Everyone, especially MAGA, expects answers, not scapegoats.”
Former President Bill Clinton pictured in a pool in the newly released Epstein files. The images were released by the Department of Justice on Friday. (Department of Justice)
The DOJ dumped thousands of documents and hundreds of photos on its website Friday, all supposedly obtained by authorities during investigations into Epstein and Maxwell’s sex-trafficking cases.
Other photos showed interior and exterior views of Epstein’s properties, personal photos of Epstein with various people, and heavily redacted potential victim exhibits.
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While more than a dozen politically-known individuals appeared in the files, Clinton and other notable figures’ inclusion in the files does not necessarily imply wrongdoing.
The document drop was triggered by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which required the DOJ to make the files public 30 days from its Nov. 19 signing by President Donald Trump.
Former President Bill Clinton was seen in photos with Jeffrey Epstein as part of a DOJ Epstein files release on Friday, Dec. 19. (Department of Justice)
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Some files may be withheld by the DOJ if disclosure would jeopardize an ongoing investigation or prosecution, to safeguard victims’ privacy, or to avoid publishing sensitive child sexual abuse material.
Ross’ communications teams did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.