Ghislaine Maxwell Connected Bill Clinton to Jeffrey Epstein Ghislaine Maxwell Connected Bill Clinton to Jeffrey Epstein The person who connected former President Bill Clinton to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was Ghislaine Maxwell, a close friend of Clinton’s daughter, according to a new report. Clinton flew multiple times on Epstein’s plane but has said he was unaware of Epstein’s alleged sexual abuse. According to Politico, Maxwell, a close associate and reported ex-girlfriend of Epstein, became close with Chelsea Clinton, vacationing on a yacht together in 2009 and attending Clinton’s wedding in 2010. “Ghislaine was the contact between Epstein and Clinton,” a person familiar with the relationship told the outlet. “She ended up being close to the family because she and Chelsea ended up becoming close.”