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\n A longtime aide to Bill Clinton walked back a prior claim that the former president visited Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s island, according to two sources familiar with closed-door testimony on Capitol Hill.\n <\/p>\n

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\n Doug Band, the former Clinton aide, is the 17th person to testify behind closed doors as part of the House Oversight Committee\u2019s sprawling probe into Epstein\u2019s orbit and how previous investigations were handled. The panel sought Band\u2019s testimony after Clinton testified before the committee in February. The former president told lawmakers at the time that Band worked for him for years and that the aide knew both Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, the late sex offender\u2019s accomplice.\n <\/p>\n

\n In 2020, Band told Vanity Fair that Clinton visited Epstein\u2019s private island in 2003. In February, however, Clinton testified that he was never on Epstein\u2019s island \u2014 and on Tuesday, Band amended his previous assertion during his own interview with the panel, the sources said.\n <\/p>\n

\n Band stated he had no evidence that Clinton went to Epstein\u2019s island, and he doesn\u2019t remember why he told Vanity Fair that he did, one of the sources told CNN.\n <\/p>\n

\n CNN has reached out to a lawyer for Band for comment. CNN has also reached out to a Clinton spokesperson.\n <\/p>\n

\n Ahead of the interview, House Oversight Chair James Comer told reporters that Band\u2019s comments to Vanity Fair would \u201cobviously be a question.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe know that Mr. Band set up several meetings between Clinton and Epstein. We know Mr. Band accompanied Mr. Clinton on several flights on Epstein\u2019s jet,\u201d Comer said. \u201cWe know that Mr. Band had a lot of communication with Ms. Maxwell. So that\u2019ll be a topic of several questions.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n The Justice Department\u2019s release earlier this year of Epstein case files offered fresh insight into how Band, a top aide to the former president, communicated with Maxwell.\n <\/p>\n

\n In one email released as part of the files, Band appears to tell Maxwell that he an email account with Clinton.\n <\/p>\n

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\n But in Clinton\u2019s deposition with the panel, the former president could recall only ever sending two emails in his life and added that he didn\u2019t send emails on the account mentioned by Band. Clinton said he thought Band \u201cthought it would increase his cache if he had an email with WJC on it,\u201d referring to his initials.\n <\/p>\n

\n In some messages released as part of the Epstein files, the initials \u201cWJC\u201d are shown in the recipient or sender line while the full email address is often redacted.\n <\/p>\n

\n In another , Maxwell appears to send a message to a redacted email address, which has the initials WJC associated with it, and says, in part, \u201cI could not help myself – there was one juicy little tit bit I did let out – the one about what a supper stud you are and how I have a crush on you and how you are hung like a horse.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Clinton told lawmakers that he believed that message was sent to Band and added that he only learned about it while preparing for his testimony.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI did not know nor did I need to know that they had a personal relationship for a while,\u201d Clinton said of Band and Maxwell.\n <\/p>\n

\n Much of the communications between Maxwell and the WJC email address reviewed by CNN pertain to travel and dining logistics, and sometimes last-minute invites to the former president himself. It\u2019s unclear whether the communications were related to the business of the foundation or personal dealings of Clinton or his staff.\n <\/p>\n

\n Clinton has denied having any knowledge of Epstein\u2019s crimes during what he said was the pair\u2019s \u201cbrief acquaintance.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

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