JUNE 30, 2026

Former Clinton Aide Doug Band Testifies Before House Oversight Committee on Epstein and Maxwell Ties

Former Bill Clinton aide Doug Band testified voluntarily before the House Oversight Committee in a transcribed, closed-door interview as part of the panel's bipartisan probe into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Band's name appeared dozens of times in Epstein-related files released by the Justice Department. He has not been charged with any wrongdoing.

Doug Band, who served as a top personal aide to former President Bill Clinton and later helped establish the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton Global Initiative, appeared before the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday in a transcribed interview. The committee, chaired by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., invited Band to discuss his interactions with Epstein and Maxwell during the early years of Clinton's post-presidency.

According to Justice Department files, Band attended a dinner at Epstein's Manhattan townhouse in 2003 and corresponded with Maxwell between 2002 and 2006. In a 2006 email, Band asked to use Maxwell's plane to attend the NCAA men's basketball finals. In other DOJ-published correspondence, Band referred to Maxwell as his "lover" and "social matchmaker." Band and Maxwell were also photographed together at a Valentine's Day event at a New York members-only club in February 2007.

Band's interactions with Epstein and Maxwell largely predate Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor in Florida. In a 2020 Vanity Fair interview, Band said he grew to dislike Epstein during a 2002 trip aboard Epstein's private jet to Africa and advised Clinton to end the relationship. Band also told Vanity Fair that Clinton traveled to Epstein's private Caribbean island, Little St. James, in 2003, and that Band declined to attend due to his objections to Epstein. Clinton has denied ever visiting the island, pointing to travel logs that do not show such a trip.