Bill Clinton has issued a statement after being pictured a number of times in the Jeffrey Epstein files.

It comes after hundreds and thousands of files on the disgraced paedophile financier have been released by the US Department of Justice (DoJ).

Well-known figures like Michael Jackson, Richard Branson, Prince Andrew and Donald Trump have been pictured, which doesn’t suggest any wrongdoing.

In a statement today (22 December), Clinton revealed his demands to the DoJ via spokesperson Angel Ureña: “The Epstein Files Transparency Act imposes a clear legal duty on the US Department of Justice to produce the full and complete record the public demands and deserves.

“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.

“We do not know whom, what or why. But we do know this: We need no such protection.”

Bill Clinton has been pictured several times in the latest drop of the Epstein Files (DoJ)

The 42nd US president asked the DoJ for full transparency, and to not hold back any material in relation to Epstein and the people he hung out with.

Epstein was found dead in a New York Prison cell after he was arrested on federal sex trafficking charges in 2019.

Clinton is calling for more transparency (DoJ)

“Accordingly, we call on President Trump to direct Attorney General Bondi to immediately release any remaining materials referring to, mentioning, or containing a photograph of Bill Clinton,” he added.

“This includes, without limitation, any records that may exist and are subject to disclosure under the Act (Public Law 119-38 enacted Nov. 19, 2025), including grand jury transcripts, interview notes, photographs, and findings by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (as referenced under oath to Congress by President Trump’s first-term Attorney General).

Michael Jackson was pictured in the files (DoJ)

“Refusal to do so will confirm the widespread suspicion the Department of Justice’s actions to date are not about transparency, but about insinuation – using selective releases to imply wrongdoing about individuals who have already been repeatedly cleared by the very same Department of Justice, over many years, under Presidents and Attorneys General of both parties.”

Clinton and Jackson are seen taking a picture together (DoJ)

Included among the hundreds of photos is convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, as she is pictured swimming with Clinton.

But his spokesperson said in a statement when the files were dropped that the investigation into Epstein had nothing to do with the former president.

“There are two types of people here,” it added.

Clinton was pictured swimming with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell (DoJ)

“The first group knew nothing and cut Epstein off before his crimes came to light.

“The second group continued relationships after that.

“We’re in the first. No amount of stalling by people in the second group will change that.”