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Polybius

(21,768 posts)
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 10:16 PM 6 hrs ago

Pritzker denies traveling on Epstein's plane after Bill Clinton's since-recanted testimony

Source: CBS News

Gov. JB Pritzker denied a since-recanted comment by former President Bill Clinton that Clinton thought the pair may have traveled together on a plane owned by convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

His denial was in response to a 90-second video clip of Clinton's closed-door deposition before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that began circulating online Monday night.

"No, I have never, had never met Jeffrey Epstein," Pritzker said Tuesday. "I was never on Jeffrey Epstein's plane. I was never on any plane with Jeffrey Epstein or with Ghislaine Maxwell. Never met her."

Pritzker added he had never heard of Epstein until about 2019 when Epstein was indicted for child sex trafficking in the early 2000s.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/gov-jb-pritzker-denies-flying-on-jeffrey-epstein-plane-bill-clinton/



Never heard of Epstein until 2019? Umm...
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Pritzker denies traveling on Epstein's plane after Bill Clinton's since-recanted testimony (Original Post) Polybius 6 hrs ago OP
Never hearing of him JBTaurus83 6 hrs ago #1
Why shouldn't we believe him? Prairie Gates 6 hrs ago #4
TY.. That's the same reaction I had when Cha 5 hrs ago #6
I said "umm", not "hmm" Polybius 16 min ago #11
Because me and you heard of him years before 2019 Polybius 21 min ago #9
May be confusing him with his cousin Tom Pritzker, who was on the plane. jmbar2 6 hrs ago #2
That's what I think too. greatauntoftriplets 6 hrs ago #5
Straight from the Bari Weiss Factory - Nice work as always, Polybius Prairie Gates 6 hrs ago #3
Tom Pritzker knew Epstein. JB is a cousin. blm 5 hrs ago #7
Why so Negative about Dem Gov Pritzker, Polybius? Cha 2 hrs ago #8
I'm only negative about him saying he didn't hear of Epstein until 2019 Polybius 19 min ago #10

Prairie Gates

(7,789 posts)
4. Why shouldn't we believe him?
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 10:39 PM
6 hrs ago

Moreover, why should we insinuate that he's lying, like this sneaky bullshit: "Never heard of Epstein until 2019? Umm..."

What the fuck is that?

One of the best Dem governors in the country getting the Bari Weiss treatment together with insinuations on DU? Fuckssake.

Cha

(318,301 posts)
6. TY.. That's the same reaction I had when
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 10:59 PM
5 hrs ago

I read that "..Hmm..".

Well said, Prairie Gats.

Polybius

(21,768 posts)
11. I said "umm", not "hmm"
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 04:31 AM
16 min ago

Hmm would imply not believing him. Umm implies that I'm shocked.

Polybius

(21,768 posts)
9. Because me and you heard of him years before 2019
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 04:27 AM
21 min ago

And we're just two guys who like politics.

Polybius

(21,768 posts)
10. I'm only negative about him saying he didn't hear of Epstein until 2019
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 04:29 AM
19 min ago

I believe him that he never met Epstein.

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