CNN Legal Analyst Rejects Clinton’s Defense Of Epstein Photos: ‘He Can’t Hide’ | EUROtoday

CNN senior authorized analyst Elie Honig on Monday mentioned former President Bill Clinton “can’t hide” from the photographs launched final week by the Justice Department — which present him swimming with an unidentified lady and convicted little one intercourse trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.

Clinton appeared in quite a few photos alongside Maxwell and her late former confederate Jeffrey Epstein, whose suicide in 2019 whereas awaiting trial on federal intercourse trafficking prices fueled theories of a “client list,” elevating questions on Clinton.

“However, what the Department of Justice has released so far, and the manner in which it did so, makes one thing clear: someone or something is being protected,” wrote Angel Ureña, a spokesman for Clinton, on social media Monday. “We do not know whom, what or why.”

He continued, “But we do know this: We need no such protection.”

Honig appeared in a while CNN’s “The Source” to debate the assured response. He reacted bluntly when requested if the Justice Department is able to “immediately” releasing any remaining photos of Clinton they may have — because the assertion Monday demanded.

“I’m not about to vouch for DOJ’s competency at this point, but I did find the statement from the Clinton camp to be fairly unconvincing,” Honig informed visitor host Kasie Hunt. “I mean, OK, if they want to see other documents come out, fine.”

He continued, “I want to see what those documents are going to say about the photographs we all saw of Bill Clinton, Ghislaine Maxwell and a woman whose identity is blacked out in a pool at night. I mean, what is Bill Clinton going to say about that?”

Epstein died behind bars in 2019 whereas awaiting trial on federal intercourse trafficking prices. His demise, which was dominated a suicide, and his recognized ties to highly effective individuals fueled theories of a “client list.” Trump later started decrying the Epstein case as a Democratic “hoax.”

The DOJ was finally compelled final month by Congress to make all of its Epstein information public inside 30 days on account of the brand new Epstein Files Transparency Act, resulting in a fraction being launched in current days that included the pictures of Clinton.

“We’ve all seen the photograph of Bill Clinton in a hot tub with, again, a woman whose identity was blacked out and saying, ‘Well, DOJ is covering,’ suggesting [the] DOJ is covering for Trump,” Honig mentioned Monday. “Maybe. Maybe not. We don’t know that for sure.”

He continued, “But I don’t find that at all even beginning to address the many serious questions that have risen around Bill Clinton. There’s no evidence, specifically, that he committed a crime — but he can’t hide from what’s in those photos.”

When requested how a lot “plausible deniability” Clinton may need relating to potential data of Epstein and Maxwell’s crimes on the time that the photographs had been taken, Honig famous that is “exactly the problem” with the style through which the information are being launched.

“We don’t know exactly [when] they were taken,” mentioned Honig. “Very importantly, we don’t know where they were taken, and the timing is so important here, Kasie, because to me, there’s a really key cutoff that happens in 2007, 2008.”

Honig famous that Epstein was being federally prosecuted in Florida on the time for soliciting an underage woman for prostitution, solely to obtain a “ridiculously, inexcusably soft” plea take care of the assistance of then-U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, who later turned Trump’s labor secretary.

Epstein was sentenced to 18 months, however was allowed to go to work six days per week, for as much as 12 hours a day, and was launched 5 months early in 2009. Honig mentioned in conclusion that it thus makes a really severe distinction when precisely the Clinton photographs had been taken.

He informed Hunt, “So people who are still cavorting with Jeffrey Epstein after that [criminal charge and conviction]after 2007, 2008, I think have a very different set of questions to answer than people who cut him off before 2007, 2008.”