They schmoozed, flew on private jets together and grinned for photos in the White House.
But for years Bill Clinton has insisted he had 'no knowledge' of Jeffrey Epstein's dark web of child sex crimes.
Republicans will now put that denial to the test after issuing a shock subpoena to the 42nd President of the United States on Tuesday.
The 78-year-old Democrat and his wife Hillary, 77, are among a swath of elite political figures and DOJ officials targeted by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Ex FBI Director James Comey and former US Attorney General Merrick Garland will also be grilled about the pedophile financier under oath in October.
