Ghislaine Maxwell, now a convicted sex trafficker, mingled with global elites at a 2013 Clinton gala.
In 2013, Maxwell attended the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) conference, rubbing elbows with over 600 attendees, despite being linked to Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes two years earlier. Her presence, celebrated for her TerraMar Project, raises questions about the Clintons’ vetting process, as the Daily Mail reports. A Clinton Foundation representative called it a mere charitable event, but the optics sting.
Maxwell’s ties to Epstein surfaced publicly in 2011, when Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s lawsuit accused her of enabling sexual abuse. By 2009, Giuffre’s legal claims had detailed Maxwell’s role in luring her into Epstein’s orbit as a teenager. Yet, the Clintons’ staff, who barred Maxwell in 2011, rolled out the red carpet for her in 2013.
A CNN-reviewed guest list revealed Maxwell got complimentary access to the 2013 CGI conference. A source suggested this was likely due to a personal nod from Bill or Hillary Clinton. That kind of favoritism reeks of elite privilege, not impartial charity.
“The decisions on those comps were made, as they have been historically, at the staff level,” a Clinton Foundation representative claimed. Nice try, but passing the buck to staff doesn’t erase the Clintons’ fingerprints on Maxwell’s VIP pass. Accountability seems conveniently slippery here.
Maxwell was honored at the CGI for her TerraMar Project, a nonprofit focused on ocean conservation that later folded in 2019 after Epstein’s death. Her project was one of over a dozen groups making ocean protection pledges at the conference. Sounds noble, but it’s hard to ignore the shadow of her crimes.
“I was part of the beginning process of the Clinton Global Initiative,” Maxwell boasted in a five-hour interview with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. She claimed she helped bring “key personnel” to the group. That’s a bold flex for someone already under scrutiny for far darker deeds.
“And Epstein may have helped me help them,” Maxwell added, tying her disgraced associate to the Clintons’ pet project. Her casual name-drop of Epstein in this context is a jaw-dropping admission. It’s as if the red flags were invisible to the CGI’s organizers.
By 2013, American and British media had reported on Maxwell and Epstein’s actions for years. The 2009 Giuffre lawsuit was public knowledge, yet Maxwell waltzed into the CGI gala without a hitch. This wasn’t an oversight; it was a choice that screams elitist blind spots.
“This is about someone working on ocean conservation attending a charitable conference 12 years ago,” a Clinton Foundation representative insisted. That’s a flimsy excuse when the attendee was already tied to heinous allegations. Charity shouldn’t double as a free pass for the morally suspect.
The Clintons’ team also claimed they “know nothing about Jeffrey Epstein’s terrible crimes.” Ignorance might be bliss, but it’s not believable when Maxwell’s scandals were splashed across headlines. Selective blindness doesn’t cut it for leaders of their stature.
Maxwell’s TerraMar Project, shuttered after Epstein’s 2019 suicide, was one of over 4,000 commitments made through CGI since 2005. Her inclusion in such a prestigious lineup looks less like merit and more like a cozy insider deal. The Clintons’ halo of philanthropy takes a hit here.
Virginia Roberts Giuffre, whose 2009 lawsuit first exposed Maxwell’s role, tragically died by suicide in April. Her accusations painted a grim picture of Maxwell’s complicity in Epstein’s abuse, yet the CGI still platformed her years later. That’s a gut-punch to victims seeking justice.
Maxwell’s 2022 conviction for conspiring with Epstein to abuse minors cemented her guilt. She’s now serving 20 years, but her 2013 CGI appearance shows how long she evaded scrutiny among the powerful. The Clintons’ event gave her a stage, not a reckoning.
Photos and footage from the 2013 gala show Maxwell hobnobbing with other “Commitment to Action” partners. The Clinton Foundation’s claim that this was just another conference doesn’t erase the stain of her presence. When will elites stop shielding their own?
