How Ghislaine Maxwell brought Bill Clinton into Epstein's orbit

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There is a photo that shows Bill Clinton taking a night-time swim alongside Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite now convicted of sex trafficking.

Another captures him smiling backstage at a Rolling Stones concert in Hong Kong with Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and now globally notorious sex offender.

A third undated snap shows the former US president reclining in a hot tub beside someone whose face is blacked out to protect their identity.

Clinton's links to Epstein have been well known for years, with the former president stating it was his charity work after leaving the White House that brought them together.

Now images and emails released by the Department of Justice provide clues about the extent of the relationship, and reveal the work going on behind the scenes by Maxwell to nurture the connection between the two men.

The newly released material is likely to play a central part in tough questioning the former Democratic president will undergo by a Republican-led congressional committee on Friday. It will make Clinton the latest powerful figure to face scrutiny for their association with the late disgraced financier.