At 79 years old, Bill Clinton has left his political career behind. He seems to enjoy his status as a Democratic elder statesman, appearing at official funerals or on stage during the final stretch of election campaigns. But the Epstein case, and the shockwave caused by the partial release of federal records about the sexual predator, has forced the former president to endure a painful trial: once again confronting the fallout from his past infidelities.

The day after his wife, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, gave her testimony, Bill Clinton spent considerable time on Friday, February 27, responding to questions from the House Oversight Committee, whose members traveled to Chappaqua, New York. It was a historic event, in line with the magnitude of the case.

Unlike the former presidential candidate, who claimed to have never met the financier who died in prison in 2019, Bill Clinton faced numerous pieces of material evidence showing his past closeness with Jeffrey Epstein. They included photos – without any contextal explanation of context – in which he appeared with young women whose faces were concealed to protect their identities. It was impossible to determine if they were underage or if any illegal acts had taken place. One photo showed him in a swimming pool with Ghislaine Maxwell.

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