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Recent reports from The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, as well as new court filings in U.S. Virgin Islands civil suit, have revealed a number of additional prominent people who were associates of Jeffrey Epstein’s. Their ties to the notorious sex trafficker and longtime high-society hobnobber were not previously known, having not appeared in Epstein’s infamous black book or in the public flight logs of passengers who traveled aboard his private jet before his jailhouse death in 2019 while awaiting trial. The new reports also deepen public understanding of the ties between Epstein and some boldfaced names...

Which Hillary Clinton scandal is bigger? Is it the one involving her likely illegal secreting and destruction of email records from her time as secretary of state, or is it the one involving the massive conflict of interest she wholeheartedly embraced by using her family’s nonprofit foundation to collect millions of dollars from foreign government donors — again, during her time as secretary of state?Time will tell, but the foreign-donor scandal got a fresh dose of ugliness Monday with a CBS investigative report revealing that the Clinton Foundation received a massive injection of money from “at least one” Chinese company...

Related: The Fold: For some justices, marriage doesn’t mean kids WASHINGTON — The cost to taxpayers for a House Republican decision to fund the legal team supporting the Defense of Marriage Act has climbed from $500,000 to as much as $3 million, Democrats say in questioning the GOP stance on the gay marriage issue now before the Supreme Court. “It’s really disappointing and unworthy of a subject that is going before the Supreme Court of our country,” House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday, referring to Republicans spending that money without input from House Democrats. Pelosi made the comments after...

Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday defended Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for describing the House of Representatives as a "plantation," saying he felt her choice of words referred to a "consolidation of power" in Washington that squeezes out the voters. The senator told CNN's "American Morning" he believed that Clinton was merely expressing concern that special interests play such a large role in writing legislation that "the ordinary voter and even members of Congress who aren't in the majority party don't have much input." "There's been a consolidation of power by the Republican Congress and this White House in which, if...

Dems demand FDR impeachment By Dave Weinbaum http://www.JewishWorldReview.com Jan. 6, 2006 Those on the Bubble Should beware of the Pinheads The New Year has arrived and blood is gushing through semi frozen rivers. Democrats, mouths frothing, are closing in on GWB with impeachment frenzy on crazed minds. Even in their lynch mob fury a few sobering voices can be heard. "An impeachment, to be effective, must have precedent for high crimes and misdemeanors", said Hillary referring to her experiences on the Watergate staff and staff wife to Bill during his excellent impeachment adventure. Hillary convinced DNC head, the distinguished Dr....

ALL THE EX-PRESIDENT'S SCANDALS Report implicating Clinton: Will it be hidden for good? Bipartisan congressional negotiators squelch independent counsel's findings Posted: December 26, 2005 10:13 p.m. Eastern © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com Though it has had scant attention from the mainstream media, a bipartisan effort to squelch an independent counsel's final report on Clinton-era abuse of the Internal Revenue Service and Justice Department has gotten the attention of Web activists and commentators, causing a growing call for the release of the document that is said to including damning evidence against the 42nd president and his administration. Over 10 years ago, independent counsel...

From the Maha - CLINTON: I think handling the aftermath of a natural disaster is different than preventing a terrorist attack. I actually believe that the federal government has been quite good about that, in spite of the breakdowns that led up to 9/11. There were any number of terrorist attacks prevented in the 1990s and there have been a lot of terrorist cells broken up -- CLINTON: Well, I would repeal the tax cuts for upper income people. I myself have gotten four tax cuts while young Americans have gone off to risk their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan,...

Hillary Clinton Schedule To Be In Ohio Monday POSTED: 4:13 p.m. EDT July 23, 2005 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman will get a boost for his campaign for governor when he shares the spotlight with Senator Hillary Clinton and other Democrat heavyweights Monday. Coleman is playing host to a meeting of the Democratic Leadership Council in Columbus. The mayor's only Democratic opponent so far in the 2006 governor's race is staying away from the meeting. U.S. Representative Ted Strickland disagrees with the Democrat centrists on trade policies. Many influential party leaders have been invited to the conference, including...

Ex-aide's trial puts Hil at high risk GOP salivates over campaign finance case By KENNETH R. BAZINET DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton isn't on trial in Los Angeles on Tuesday - but as far as her political adversaries are concerned, she may as well be. Her ex-finance director David Rosen has been charged with concealing the real cost of a star-studded Hollywood fund-raiser for Clinton in August 2000 - and if he's convicted, her enemies plan to exploit it to the maximum. "If it was any other senator, it might not be an issue, but with her...

Former US President Bill Clinton smiles during a news conference in New York to announce the William J. Clinton Foundation's initiative to fight HIV and AIDS in rural areas in the developing world(AFP/Don Emmert) Former US President Bill Clinton(L) listens to UN Special Envoy of HIV/AIDS in Africa Stephen Lewis, of Canada, during a news conference in New York to announce the William J. Clinton Foundation's initiative to fight HIV and AIDS in the developing world(AFP/Don Emmert) Former President Bill Clinton listens to the speakers during a news conference, Monday, April, 11, 2005 in New York. Clinton announced Monday that...

Polls finds majority believe country is ready for a women president February 22, 2005 2:55 PM The Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. A clear majority of Americans believes the nation is ready for a woman in the Oval Office. A new poll finds more than six in ten believe the country is ready for a female president. The poll by the Siena College Research Institute, which was sponsored by Hearst newspapers, gives new ammunition to people who believe Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton should run for president. Eighty-one percent of those surveyed said they would vote for a woman for president and...

WND AT THE WHITE HOUSE Is Pardongate probe dead? Spokesman asked about Marc Rich/Bill Clinton investigation Posted: December 17, 2004 5:21 p.m. Eastern Editor's note: Each week, WorldNetDaily White House correspondent Les Kinsolving asks the tough questions almost no one else will ask. And each week, WorldNetDaily brings you the transcripts of those dialogues with the president and his spokesman. If you'd like to suggest a question for the White House, submit it to WorldNetDaily's exclusive interactive forum MR. PRESIDENT! By Les Kinsolving © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com At today's White House news briefing, WND asked presidential press secretary Scott McClellan...

The American way On the other side of the Atlantic, where juries are revered, UK lawyers’ squeamishness about serving is given short shrift, as everyone over there is expected to do their bit. “Juries are one of the hallmarks of a well-functioning democracy,” says Covington & Burling white collar crime partner Lanny Breuer, who is the lawyer who represented Bill Clinton in his impeachment proceedings. “A citizen can’t be imprisoned or have his or her liberty taken away simply by the act of an official such as a judge, and that’s why we put juries on such a pedestal.” In...

Sept. 11 commission treads lightly on Lewinsky scandal By DEB RIECHMANN / Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — The Sept. 11 commission's final report says there's no evidence suggesting President Bill Clinton ordered airstrikes on Osama bin Laden targets to distract attention from his affair with Monica Lewinsky. But the report says the affair, coupled with other issues, likely affected later discussions about using force against the terrorist leader. Following U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, the Clinton administration planned and launched cruise missile strikes on alleged terrorist assets of bin Laden in Sudan and Afghanistan. The report said reaction...

Hillary Clinton just may be one of the most complex and controversial women in our country. But love her or hate her, the former first lady turned U.S. senator is considered by many a serious contender for the presidency, perhaps as early as 2008. Christopher Anderson talks about her path to power in his latest book, "American Evita." Although the news is all about the Kerry-Edwards ticket, Andersen tells The Early Show co-anchor Hannah Storm, Hillary Clinton is still the best known Democrat in the country. And he notes, “Though there’s a need on the part of the Clintons to...

Bush Says He Lacked Info on Sept. 11 46 minutes ago By HOPE YEN, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - President Bush said Monday he will tell the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks that his administration lacked the information needed to prevent the terrorists from striking. The federal panel reviewing the attacks plans to meet soon with Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney in a joint private session to determine whether anything could have been done to stop the attacks. A date for the meeting has been set but neither the commission nor the White House has disclosed it. Bush...

Clinton Says He Has No Plans for Office 40 minutes ago By SARA KUGLER, Associated Press Writer NEW YORK - Former President Clinton said Tuesday he has no plans to seek another elected office, preferring to remain in private life because having one Clinton in politics is "probably more than enough." Clinton's name has occasionally been mentioned for political office since he left the White House in 2001. Some Democrats have wondered recently whether he could join Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry's presidential ticket as vice president. But Clinton said he would rather leave politics to his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton,...

GOP Blames Clinton for Iraq Intel Lapse 1 hour, 9 minutes ago WASHINGTON - In a sign of how Republicans may try to quell criticism of prewar intelligence in Iraq, the head of the House Intelligence Committee tried Wednesday to direct blame to the Clinton administration. Rep. Porter J. Goss, R-Fla., said he heard a 1998 speech in which then-President Clinton warned that something must be done about Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and his weapons of mass destruction. "Unfortunately, he did not complete that task before his term expired," Goss said at a Capitol Hill press conference. Goss said the...

The E! True Hollywood Story: Bill ClintonI did not have sexual relations with that woman. So begins the scandalous tale of the former president who nearly lost it all after having an affair with a White House intern.