Judge denied Bill Clinton deposition request in Ghislaine Maxwell case

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Former President Bill Clinton was not required to testify in a defamation case in opposition to Ghislaine Maxwell after a decide dominated that considered one of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers had not confirmed Clinton’s testimony was related, newly-unsealed paperwork confirmed.

The 2016 ruling was revealed Friday throughout the third drop of unsealed paperwork in the defamation case filed in opposition to Maxwell by Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre.

In the ruling, Giuffre sought to depose butler Juan Alessi, Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter and Clinton.

“The relevance of the testimony of Mr. Reiter and President Clinton have not been adequately established. The motion as to these two depositions is denied,” former Southern District of New York Judge Robert Sweet wrote in his choice.

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Bill Clinton with Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell on the White House with former President Bill Clinton throughout a 1993 occasion for donors to the White House Historical Association. (Mega)

Of the three requests, solely Alessi was authorised for a deposition.

The total former first household has now been named in the unsealed information, though not one of the Clintons have been accused of wrongdoing in reference to Epstein.

A spokesman for the previous president earlier this week denied claims in the paperwork that Epstein and Clinton had been shut buddies.

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