Ghislaine Maxwell Emailed That Bill Clinton Is ‘Hung Like A Horse.’ Meanwhile Clinton Says He’s Only Sent Two Emails Ever.
Ghislaine Maxwell sent an email to an address associated with former President Bill Clinton claiming she had told people he was “hung like a horse” and that she had a “crush” on him.
When asked under oath whether he had seen the email before that day, Clinton replied, “Oh, no,” then smirked and added, “It’s now famous.”
The exchange came when Congressman Tom Emmer confronted him with the email during Clinton’s House Oversight Committee testimony on Feb. 27. Clinton testified for several hours before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s connections to powerful figures. The full video and transcript were released publicly on Monday, March 2.
The email referenced “the Belzberg stuff” – a reference to a 2002 tabloid scandal when Newsweek published a photo of Clinton standing in the kitchen of Lisa Belzberg, a New York socialite who had recently separated from her husband. Tabloids ran stories claiming Clinton was having an affair with her.
In the email, Maxwell wrote: “Sorry to hear about the Belzberg stuff, even worse that it may be damaging.” She opened by expressing concern about being “toxic” to Clinton’s reputation, writing that one of her “pet fears is that in London I impress toxic. So I hope that I never add to your woes in that department.” She then immediately described her version of “helping” – telling people explicit sexual details about Clinton. She goes on “there was one juicy little tidbit I did let out. The one about what a super stud that you are and how I have a crush on you and how you are hung like a horse. And well, you get the picture. Hope you don’t mind.”
The contradiction is striking: Maxwell expressed worry about damaging Clinton’s reputation in the same email where she admitted spreading sexually explicit gossip about him.
Clinton’s lawyer insisted he clarify that Clinton has only sent two emails in his entire life – one to astronaut John Glenn when he was in space at age 77, and one to troops aboard a US ship during the Kosovo war. However, Clinton confirmed when asked “Mr. President, do you believe that Mr. Band sent this or received this email?” that Doug Band, his aide who helped with email, would have seen the email from Maxwell.
Doug Band served as Clinton’s “body man” and chief aide from 2001–2012.
Full Transcript
Clinton: I sent one in email to John Glenn, Senator John Glenn, when he was in space at age 77. And I sent an email to the men and women aboard a US ship in the Adriatic during the…
Questioner: Kosovo—
Clinton: Kosovo war.
Emmer: Have you sent any other emails, Mr. President?
President: I’m not sure I’ve sent one since then.
Emmer: Okay. Um, I’d like to introduce majority exhibit number 19, which ends in 2335030.
President: Yeah. Okay, if you’re ready, I’ll be happy to read it out loud. It’s again, it’s from Ghislaine Maxwell. Yeah, I read it. We believe—well it’s redacted. We having seen the unredacted files, we believe that the “to” is to the same email. It says, “Sorry to hear about the Bellsburg stuff is bad news. Even worse that it may be damaging. You know that one of my pet fears is that in London I impress toxic. So I hope that I never add to your woes in that department. If I hear anything, I will of course let you know. I could not help myself. There was one juicy little tidbit I did let out. The one about what a super stud that you are and how I have a crush on you and how you are hung like a horse. And well, you get the picture. Hope you don’t mind.” Um, are you familiar with this email?
President: Are you saying at the time it was sent or in the preparation for this?
Emmer: At the time that it was sent? Were you familiar with it?
President: Oh, no.
Emmer: Are you familiar with it before it’s now famous? Okay. What can you tell me about your knowledge of this email?
Counsel: So, if his knowledge is only from when he was prepared for this hearing, that would have been with his counsel. Are you asking for outside of any preparation for this?
Emmer: Mr. President, do you believe that Mr. B. sent this or received this email?
President: I do.