Charlamagne tha God slams ‘liberal media' for ignoring Bill Clinton's ties to Epstein: ‘Nobody's talking about that'
'You know, it's interesting, too, 'cause it's just funny how the news works 'cause Bill Clinton, you know, wrote a letter to Jeffrey Epstein as well for his birthday, but nobody's talking about that. And Jeffrey Epstein had a picture of Bill Clinton in a dress in high heels in his New York mansion, but nobody's talking about that,' Charlamagne said.
He continued, 'My thing is this. I don't care who's on the list. Everybody got to go. Burn it all down. Like, that's just simple as that. Mutually assured destruction. Whoever's on that list need to go. Nobody needs to be protecting pedophiles.'
Charlamagne's comments, which were first flagged by Mediaite, came after President Donald Trump said that those asking about the late financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case should direct their attention to Clinton and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.
Trump's remarks come a day after US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche met with Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell in Florida amid heightened scrutiny about the case after the Trump administration announced it would not unseal investigation materials concerning Epstein.
'You ought to be speaking about Larry Summers. You ought to be speaking about some of his friends that are hedge fund guys,' Trump told reporters Friday while departing for Scotland.
5 Charlamagne tha God called out the 'liberal media' for ignoring former President Bill Clinton's connection to Jeffrey Epstein.
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'They're all over the place. You ought to be speaking about Bill Clinton.'
Trump then accused Clinton of visiting Epstein's private island. Trump said he'd never visited the island before.
Clinton has also denied that he has ever visited the island. In his new memoir 'Citizen,' released in 2024, Clinton said he'd never gone to the island and that he wished he'd never even met Epstein in the first place.
5 Clinton has denied visiting Epstein's private island and said in a memoir that he regrets ever meeting him.
5 A painting of Cilnton in a blue dress and heels found in Epstein's New York City mansion.
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Spokespeople for Summers and Clinton did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Summers previously served as treasury secretary for Clinton, as well as the director of the National Economic Council for former President Barack Obama.
Neither Summers nor Clinton have been accused of engaging in any illegal conduct in connection with his ties to Epstein.
5 President Trump remarked that the press should be speaking to Clinton and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers about Epstein instead of himself.
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5 Donald and Melania Trump with Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in Mar-a-Lago in 2000.
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Charlamagne said party affiliation is irrelevant to the issues associated with Epstein. The co-host of 'The Breakfast Club,' Morgan Wood pushed back on Charlamagne.
'And you know, to that point though, you know, Clinton is not the president right now. You know, if he was, you think that. Anyway, I think he would still be under scrutiny if he was the president right now,' Wood said.
'I don't care what party they are. No. Period. No, he wouldn't because liberal media wouldn't push the issue. Oh, okay. Well, this comes as, speaking of liberal media,' Charlamagne responded.
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