Susie Wiles says Trump was 'wrong' about Bill Clinton visiting Epstein’s island
WASHINGTON, DC: White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles said that President Donald Trump 'was wrong' to accuse former President Bill Clinton of visiting Jeffrey Epstein’s private island, according to new Vanity Fair profile published December 16.
In July, Trump, 79, claimed Clinton made multiple trips to Epstein’s Little St James island. Speaking to reporters over the summer, Trump said, “By the way, I never went to the island, and Bill Clinton went there, supposedly, 28 times."
President Trump: "I threw Epstein out. Persona non grata. And that was it. I'm glad I did. And by the way, I never went to the island. And Bill Clinton went there supposedly 28 times." pic.twitter.com/5qwHeVj107
— Greeks For Trump (@GreeksForTrump) July 28, 2025
Susie Wiles rejects Trump's claim about Bill Clinton visiting Epstein island
Susie Wiles said she reviewed the Epstein documents and confirmed that Trump’s name appears in them.
'There is no evidence' that Bill Clinton made any visits to Epstein private island, Wiles, 68, told Vanity Fair. She also dismissed Trump’s suggestion that the documents contained anything incriminating about Clinton, saying, “The president was wrong about that.”
Wiles added that FBI Director Kash Patel had long pushed to release the Epstein files.
“For years, Kash has been saying, ‘Got to release the files, got to release the files,’” she said. “And he's been saying that with a view of what he thought was in these files that turns out not to be right."
Clinton, 79, has long said that although he knew Epstein, he was never involved in any criminal activity.
In November, Trump asked US Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate Clinton and other Democrats’ ties to Epstein, shifting attention away from his own past friendship with the late financier.
Susie Wiles slams Vanity Fair's profile
Vanity Fair published its profile in two parts on Tuesday, December 16, featuring members of Trump’s inner circle, including vice president JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Homeland Security adviser Stephen Miller, and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
The article published early this morning is a disingenuously framed hit piece on me and the finest President, White House staff, and Cabinet in history.
— Susie Wiles (@SusieWiles) December 16, 2025
Significant context was disregarded and much of what I, and others, said about the team and the President was left out of the…
After the story appeared, Susie Wiles criticized it in a statement, calling it a 'disingenuously framed hit piece on me and the finest president, White House staff, and Cabinet in history."
She added, “Significant context was disregarded and much of what I, and others, said about the team and the President was left out of the story."
She emphasized, "I assume, after reading it, that this was done to paint an overwhelmingly chaotic and negative narrative about the President and our team.”
She continued, "The truth is the Trump White House has already accomplished more in eleven months than any other President has accomplished in eight years and that is due to the unmatched leadership and vision of President Trump, for whom I have been honored to work for the better part of a decade."
She concluded, "None of this will stop our relentless pursuit of Making America Great Again!"
Leavitt defended Wiles in a statement to PEOPLE, saying, “Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has helped President Trump achieve the most successful first 11 months in office of any President in American history. President Trump has no greater or more loyal advisor than Susie. The entire Administration is grateful for her steady leadership and united fully behind her."
