Bill and Hillary Clinton's testimony about Jeffrey Epstein released - BBC
3/3/2026, 6:01:00 AM
A fresh burst of political media choreography collides with new Epstein-related disclosures and mixed signals on the Iran war’s duration and support. President Trump says he will attend the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, ending a boycott described in separate reports. At the same time, released testimony and deposition coverage involving Bill and Hillary Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein is driving a new cycle of scrutiny, including a Reuters account of what Bill Clinton says Trump once told him about Epstein. Overseas, Trump is quoted projecting an Iran war timeline that could be weeks—or “far longer”—as a Reuters/Ipsos poll finds limited public backing for U.S. strikes on Iran.
A fresh burst of political media choreography collides with new Epstein-related disclosures and mixed signals on the Iran war’s duration and support.
President Trump says he will attend the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, ending a boycott described in separate reports. At the same time, released testimony and deposition coverage involving Bill and Hillary Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein is driving a new cycle of scrutiny, including a Reuters account of what Bill Clinton says Trump once told him about Epstein. Overseas, Trump is quoted projecting an Iran war timeline that could be weeks—or “far longer”—as a Reuters/Ipsos poll finds limited public backing for U.S. strikes on Iran.
Key points
- Trump says he will end his boycott of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and plans to attend (The New York Times; Politico).
- BBC reports the release of Bill and Hillary Clinton’s testimony about Jeffrey Epstein, alongside Politico’s roundup of “biggest revelations” from Bill Clinton’s deposition.
- Reuters reports Bill Clinton saying Trump told him of “some great times” with Jeffrey Epstein.
- The Guardian reports Trump predicting the Iran war could last four to five weeks but could go “far longer.”
- A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds only one in four Americans say they back U.S. strikes on Iran.
Why it matters
- Trump’s decision to re-engage with the WHCA dinner signals a shift in how he plans to handle high-profile press-facing political rituals.
- The simultaneous release and repackaging of Epstein-related testimony keeps elite accountability and political fallout in the foreground, with cross-cutting implications for multiple camps.
- Public skepticism about strikes on Iran, paired with uncertain war-duration messaging, creates potential political exposure as the conflict timeline remains contested.
What to watch
- Whether Trump’s WHCA dinner attendance changes the tone of White House–press relations or becomes a new flashpoint.
- How additional details from released testimony and deposition coverage drive new claims, rebuttals, or calls for further disclosures (uncertain based on headlines alone).
- Whether the Iran war timeline narrative narrows or widens as public support remains limited per the Reuters/Ipsos poll.