Ghislaine Maxwell Emailed Bill Clinton ‘Hanged Like a Horse.’ Meanwhile Clinton Says She Has Only Sent Two Emails.
Ghislaine Maxwell sent an email to an address associated with former President Bill Clinton saying she told people she was “hung like a horse” and that she was “broken” by him.
When asked under oath if she had seen the email earlier that day, Clinton replied, “No, no,” then smiled and added, “Now it’s famous.”
The exchange came as Congressman Tom Emmer confronted her over email during Clinton’s House Oversight Committee testimony on Feb. 27. Clinton testified hours before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s connections to powerful figures. The full video and transcript was released publicly on Monday, March 2.
The email referred to the “Belzberg stuff” – a reference to the 2002 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. Newspapers wrote stories that Clinton was having an affair with him.
In an email, Maxwell wrote: “I’m sorry to hear about the Belzberg stuff, the worse it could hurt.” He opened by expressing concern about being “toxic” to Clinton’s reputation, writing that one of his “pet fears is that in London I impress poison. So I hope I never add to your misery in that department.” He then quickly explained his version of “helping” – telling people sexual information about Clinton. He continues, “there’s one wet letter I’ve ever put out. It’s about what kind of person you are and how I love you and how you hang like a horse. And you get the picture. I hope you don’t mind.”
The contradiction is striking: Maxwell expressed concern about damaging Clinton’s reputation in the same email in which he admitted to spreading sexist gossip about her.
Clinton’s lawyer insisted on clarifying that Clinton had sent only two emails in her entire life – one to astronaut John Glenn when he was in space at the age of 77, and one to US troops during the Kosovo war. However, Clinton confirmed it when asked “Mr. President, do you believe that Mr. Band sent this or received this email?” that Doug Band, his assistant who helped with the email, would see the email from Maxwell.
Doug Band served as Clinton’s “body man” and senior aide from 2001-2012.
Full Transcript
Clinton: I emailed one to John Glenn, Senator John Glenn, when he was in space at 77 years old. And I sent an email to the men and women aboard a US ship in the Adriatic when…
Question: Kosovo—
Clinton: The war in Kosovo.
Emmer: Did you send any more emails, Mr. President?
Moderator: I’m not sure I’ve posted one since.
Emmer: That’s right. Um, I’d like to introduce multiple show number 19, ending in 2335030.
Moderator: Yes. Okay, if you’re ready, I’d be happy to read it out loud. Once again, it’s from Ghislaine Maxwell. Yes, I read. We believe it has been remade. Since we have seen the unchanged files, we believe that “to” is the same email. It says, “Sorry to hear about the Bellsburg stuff is bad news. Worse, it might be dangerous. You know one of my pet peeves is that in London I’m impressing poison. So I hope I never add to your misery in that department. If I hear anything, I’ll really let you know. I couldn’t help it. There was a little juicy little thing I told you about what I told you about what I told you. how you’re hung like a horse, you get us photo. Um, do you know this email?
Moderator: Did you say when it was sent or prepared?
Emmer: When it was sent? Were you familiar with it?
Moderator: Oh, no.
Emmer: Were you familiar with it before it became popular now? That’s right. What can you tell me about your experience of this email?
Advice: Therefore, if his knowledge is only from the time he was prepared for this hearing, that would be on his advice. Are you asking without any preparation for this?
Emmer: Mr. President, do you believe that Mr. B. sent this or received this email?
Moderator: I agree.
