Clintons once honored Ghislaine Maxwell

Convicted trafficker and longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell basked in the spotlight at a high-profile Clinton Global Initiative event in September 2013, Knewz.com can reveal. The disgraced socialite was honored by former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s noted program despite serious allegations of misconduct already surrounding her at the time.

CNN unearthed footage showing Maxwell as an honored guest at a luncheon dedicated to ocean conservation, where she was celebrated alongside other “Commitment to Action” leaders. She represented the TerraMar Project, an organization focused on ocean preservation. Footage from the event shows the British socialite, all smiles, rising to receive applause. An investigation revealed a recommendation list that granted Maxwell complimentary access to the star-studded affair.

Despite the presence of allegations Maxwell was aiding Epstein, it wasn’t until a February 2011 exposé focused on Prince Andrew’s involvement with the disgraced financier that she began to face serious public scrutiny. Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s civil suit against Epstein dates back even further to 2009. It was the late Giuffre’s allegations that opened the floodgates as she claimed Maxwell had recruited her for the notorious predator. According to insiders, “Several of the girls alleged that Ghislaine Maxwell had procured them, and one of the girls — who … settled her civil case out of court with Epstein — even alleged that Ghislaine had taken part in the … abuse herself.”

In response, a Clinton Foundation representative told CNN, “There were more than 600 comps approved at CGI in 2013. The decisions on those comps were made, as they have been historically, at the staff level, which included the office of President Clinton.” Meanwhile, a spokesperson for former President Clinton insisted to KFile, “This is about someone working on ocean conservation attending a charitable conference 12 years ago, along with thousands of other people, and nothing more. As we have consistently said, the Clintons know nothing about Jeffrey Epstein’s terrible crimes.”

In a recent prison interview with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Maxwell spoke about President Donald Trump and Epstein, who were friends decades ago. The British socialite, who suggested that Epstein was “murdered” in jail in 2019, defended Trump and praised his behavior. “I actually never saw the president in any type of massage setting,” she stated. “The president was never inappropriate with anybody. In the times I was with him, he was a gentleman in all respects.”