In an interview with the BBC, Hillary Clinton accuses the Trump administration of covering up Epstein files

Former United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, in an interview with BBC BBC Former United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, accused the administration of American President Donald Trump of covering up the files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, due to the way it handled the case. “Release the files. They are stalling,” she said in an interview with the BBC in Berlin, where she attended the annual World Forum. The White House countered the criticism and said that by releasing the documents it did “more for the victims than Democrats ever did.” Millions of new files linked to Epstein were released earlier this month by the US Department of Justice. READ MORE: US documents reveal that Jeffrey Epstein has an active CPF in Brazil ‘Large Brazilian group’: the link between the Jeffrey Epstein case and Brazil revealed in new documents At the time, the deputy attorney general of the United States said that around three million pages had not been released due to the existence of personal medical records, graphic descriptions of child abuse and other materials that could compromise ongoing investigations. Asked whether Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor — former prince and brother of King Charles III — should testify before a Congressional committee, Hillary Clinton said: “I think everyone should testify if they are called to do so.” Appearing in the files, however, is not an indication of involvement in irregularities. Andrew has always denied any illegal conduct. The committee does not have the power to force him to appear, but it pressured the Clintons to testify — which they both agreed to last month. Bill Clinton is scheduled to testify on February 27, while Hillary will appear the day before. A vote that could open contempt of Congress proceedings against the couple was suspended after both agreed to testify. The measure had been considered after the two initially refused to appear before the committee. This will be the first time that a former American president has testified before a Congressional committee since Gerald Ford, in 1983. Hillary once again defended that the hearing be public, and not held behind closed doors. “We will attend, but we think it would be better if it was in public,” he told the BBC. The committee’s Republican chairman, James Comer, accused the Clintons of “delaying” testifying and said the couple “caved in” to the possibility of a contempt vote. MPF investigates possible connection between Brazil and Epstein’s network “I just want it to be fair. I want everyone to be treated the same way,” replied Hillary. “We have nothing to hide. We have repeatedly asked for full disclosure of these files. We believe that transparency is the best medicine.” The former US presidential candidate also argued that she and her husband were being used to divert attention from Donald Trump. “Let’s talk about the Clintons — even Hillary Clinton, who never met this man,” he said. Hillary claimed to have met Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s ex-girlfriend — and convicted of helping the billionaire abuse teenagers — “on a few occasions.” Bill Clinton, who appears in the files, said he had contact with Epstein, but said he broke off relations about two decades ago. Neither has been accused of committing any type of wrongdoing by the victims of Epstein’s abuse, and both say they had no knowledge of the crimes at the time. Bill and Hillary Clinton to testify before a congressional committee about Jeffrey Epstein Getty Images via BBC Millions of new files related to Jeffrey Epstein became public earlier this month after Congress passed a law mandating the release of materials linked to investigations into the case. The documents were released by the US Department of Justice. The body claimed to have released all the files required by the new legislation, but parliamentarians say that the disclosure is still insufficient. Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, one of the law’s authors, called for the department to also make public internal memos that explain past decisions about whether to report Epstein and his associates. Epstein was found dead on August 10, 2019, in a New York City jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges without bail. The death occurred more than a decade after his conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution, a crime that led to him being registered as a sex offender. According to American justice, Epstein took his own life. Andrew, a former prince, faces increasing pressure from American authorities and the family of Virginia Giuffre — who has publicly accused him of sexual abuse — to testify before the Congressional Oversight Committee about his links to Epstein. Andrew has denied any wrongdoing and signed an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre in 2022 without admitting guilt. Giuffre took her own life in 2025. Trump, who is mentioned in Epstein’s files, also denies any wrongdoing regarding the sex offender, with whom he claims he cut ties decades ago. The American president was not accused of crimes by Epstein’s victims. Asked about Hillary Clinton’s statements to the BBC, Trump said he had nothing to hide. “I was cleared. I had nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. They investigated hoping to find something, and they found exactly the opposite,” said the president on board the official plane. “They’re the ones being involved. And that’s their problem… Clinton and many other Democrats were pulled into this,” he declared. Regarding the allegations involving Trump, the US Department of Justice previously stated that “some documents contained sensationalist and anti-Trump allegations that were presented to the FBI shortly before the 2020 election.” Epstein and ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of recruiting and trafficking teenagers for the billionaire’s abuse Getty Images via BBC “The allegations are baseless and false and, if they had any credibility, would already have been used politically against the Republican. The White House declared that, “by releasing thousands of pages of documents, cooperating with the House Oversight Committee’s subpoena, and advocating for new investigations into Epstein’s Democratic allies, the Trump administration has done more for victims than Democrats ever did.”

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