Former CBS producer says Epstein's gal pal indicated sex tapes of Bill Clinton exist but she wouldn't help find them in order to protect Hillary's 2016 run



Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly would not divulge the whereabouts of tapes reported to feature former President Bill Clinton — because it might have hurt former secretary of state and failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's 2016 bid for president, according to a new Daily Mail report.

Maxwell is in prison after being charged with two counts of conspiracy, enticement of a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, transporting minors for illegal sex acts, and two counts of perjury.

Her charges are in connection with allegations that she helped procure underage victims for accused pedophile and sex trafficker, the late Jeffrey Epstein.

Maxwell has denied all charges. Her trial is scheduled to begin in July 2021, and she faces up to 35 years in prison if convicted.

What are the details?

On Friday, the Daily Mail reported on CBS producer Ira Rosen's new book, "Ticking Clock: Behind the Scenes at 60 Minutes" and said Rosen's book alleges that Maxwell refused to help locate tapes Epstein had recorded that included Bill Clinton but implied that they did exist.

The outlet reported, "The book sheds new light on reported claims that Epstein had secretly recorded his celebrity friends having sex with women and underage girls at his home — and then used the footage to blackmail them."

"In his new book," the Daily Wire reported, "former CBS producer Ira Rosen writes of speaking with Maxwell in 2016, saying he asked for footage of Donald Trump that Epstein might have shot, only to have Maxwell respond, 'If you get the tapes on Trump, you have to do [Bill] Clinton.'"

Rosen, according to the outlet, said that during the meeting he said, "I want the tapes. I know [Epstein] was videotaping everyone and I want the tapes of Trump with the girls."

Maxwell reportedly told Rosen, "I don't know where they are," prompting him to believe that she was confirming the existence of such tapes.

"[A]sk Epstein," Rosen said he fired back, insisting that the "fate of the country is at stake."

"Trump could be elected president and how would you feel if those tapes emerged after he was in office?" Rosen reportedly asked, according to his book.

"[Maxwell] gave me a stern look and pointed a finger in my face," Rosen reported. "She said, 'I am the daughter of a press baron. I know the way you people think. If you do one side, you must do the other. If you get the tapes on Trump, you have to do Clinton.'"

"Maxwell didn't want Trump elected, but said that Hillary Clinton was comfortably ahead and there was no need for the story to come out," Rosen added. "Besides, she said, Epstein never shared with her the location of the tapes."

What did flight logs reveal?

According to the Daily Mail, previous flight logs revealed that Bill Clinton traveled on Epstein's private jet at least 26 times, and in September, the Daily Beast reported that he reportedly took an "intimate dinner" with Maxwell and others as late as 2014 — well after damning allegations against Epstein were made public.

"Multiple sources with knowledge of the situation say [Clinton] aides had squabbled over Maxwell's invitation beforehand due to her links to Epstein," the report explained. "Even to this day, Clinton insiders continue to point fingers over who should be blamed for Maxwell's addition to the event."

The report added, "It's unclear why Maxwell was reintroduced into Clinton's circle."

At least two of Epstein's purported victims have previously claimed that they witnessed the existence of a room in his New York City mansion, which was filled with CCTV monitors featuring footage from around the home — including some reportedly taken from bathrooms.

Authorities arrested and jailed Maxwell in July 2020, and as early as December, a judge rejected a $28.5 million bail proposal for Maxwell, deeming her an extreme flight risk.

Bill Clinton reportedly had an 'intimate' dinner with Ghislaine Maxwell as recently as 2014, according to report



Former President Bill Clinton reportedly had an "intimate" dinner with British socialite and accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell in 2014.

Maxwell is in a New York City prison after accusations that she helped to procure underage victims for accused pedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

She was charged with two counts of conspiracy, enticement of a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, transporting minors for illegal sex acts, and two counts of perjury. She has denied all charges laid against her.

What are the details?

According to the Daily Beast, Clinton met Maxwell and other friends at high-end Los Angeles restaurant Crossroads Kitchen for an "intimate dinner" in 2014.

The outlet reported that Clinton's team secured the reservation for those invited, including Maxwell.

"Multiple sources with knowledge of the situation say [Clinton] aides had squabbled over Maxwell's invitation beforehand due to her links to Epstein," the report explained. "Even to this day, Clinton insiders continue to point fingers over who should be blamed for Maxwell's addition to the event."

One source purported to be close to the situation told the outlet, "This is an intimate dinner with Clinton in L.A. Think of all the people he knows in L.A. and Ghislaine gets to attend."

The outlet noted that by 2014, the media had widely reported on the lurid allegations against Epstein, and that the Clintons even knew of the allegations against Maxwell regarding her alleged connections to Epstein.

"It's unclear why Maxwell was reintroduced into Clinton's circle — at least for one cozy meatless dinner in Los Angeles on Feb. 27, 2014," the report noted.

'It's always someone else's fault'

The outlet also reported that Maxwell was close to both the former president and first daughter Chelsea Clinton.

"One friend of the Clintons told The Daily Beast that Ghislaine was close to Clinton and daughter Chelsea, went backstage at Clinton Global Initiative events, and even visited their homes," the report noted. "The source said the Clintons should take responsibility for spending time with Maxwell, who allegedly offered the Clintons hotel stays, air travel, and other largesse."

The source added, "It's always someone else's fault, it's always not true. ... They're always fighting against the reporting and not that they did it. That's the problem."

Angel Ureña, a spokesperson for the former president, pointed the outlet to a 2019 statement when pressed for comment on the allegations of the "intimate" 2014 dinner. The statement did not mention Maxwell at all.

The 2019 statement read:

President Clinton knows nothing about the terrible crimes Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to in Florida some years ago, or those with which he has been recently charged in New York. In 2002 and 2003, President Clinton took a total of four trips on Jeffrey Epstein's airplane: one to Europe, one to Asia, and two to Africa, which included stops in connection with the work of the Clinton Foundation. Staff, supporters of the Foundation, and his Secret Service detail traveled on every leg of every trip. He had one meeting with Epstein in his Harlem office in 2002, and around the same time made one brief visit to Epstein's New York apartment with a staff member and his security detail. He's not spoken to Epstein in well over a decade, and has never been to Little St. James Island, Epstein's ranch in New Mexico, or his residence in Florida.