Thursday, July 31, 2025

Epstein Files: Charlamagne Claims Liberal Media Double Standard


During an episode of The Breakfast Club, New York iHeartMedia radio personality Charlamagne Tha God this week criticized what he perceives as a double standard in the "liberal media" for focusing heavily on President Donald Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein while largely ignoring former President Bill Clinton’s connections to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender. 

Charlamagne highlighted two specific points to support his claim: a letter Clinton reportedly wrote to Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003, as reported by The Wall Street Journal, and a painting of Clinton in a blue dress and high heels, created by artist Petrina Ryan-Kleid, which was found in Epstein’s New York mansion and first reported by the Daily Mail in 2019. He argued that these connections deserve equal scrutiny, stating, “It’s just funny how the news works... nobody’s talking about that,” and emphasized that “nobody needs to be protecting pedophiles,” regardless of political affiliation.

Charlamagne asserted that the media’s focus on Trump’s Epstein ties—such as a reported 2003 birthday letter Trump allegedly sent to Epstein, which Trump denies and has led to a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal—stems from bias, as similar attention is not given to Clinton’s documented interactions with Epstein. 

He noted, “If Clinton were president, he wouldn’t [face scrutiny] because liberal media wouldn’t push the issue,” in response to co-host Morgyn Wood’s suggestion that Clinton would face equal scrutiny if he were currently in office. 


For context, Clinton has acknowledged taking four trips on Epstein’s plane between 2002 and 2003 for Clinton Foundation work, but his office stated in 2019 that he “knows nothing about the terrible crimes” Epstein committed and has not been accused of any wrongdoing in connection to Epstein.
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