It begins… (Updated)
Tuesday, Mar 3, 2026 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Background is here if you need it. From the Illinois Republican Party…
JB Pritzker and Jeffrey Epstein
CHICAGO — Yesterday, former President Bill Clinton made a shocking claim that he brought Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s plane. See for yourself:
WATCH HERE OR BELOW:
This revelation comes just days after JB disavowed his cousin, Tom Pritzker, for his close contact with Jeffrey Epstein, even after he was convicted of procuring a minor for prostitution. Last week, JB was perfectly clear on MS NOW: “Anyone that’s done something wrong needs to be held accountable…it’s very important that people be held to pay the price for whatever it is that they may have done,” We couldn’t agree more.
Bottom Line: JB Pritzker has A LOT of questions to answer about his own ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
The governor has a 10 o’clock press conference today, so we’ll have more on this topic.
…Adding… Tribune…
JB Pritzker’s name does not appear in the flight logs for Epstein’s airplane, which have been released publicly.
Still, that didn’t stop at least one of the Republicans running for the chance to challenge Pritzker in November from latching on.
“JB Pritzker has officially been named in the Epstein deposition by Bill Clinton,” video gambling magnate Rick Heidner wrote in a social media post. “I said that his cousin might have a problem because of Epstein. Now it looks like JB could be having problems with it too.”
Heidner, who is running against former state Sen. Darren Bailey, conservative policy advocate Ted Dabrowski and DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick in the March 17 GOP primary for governor, was referring to Pritzker’s cousin Thomas Pritzker.
- Steve - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 10:16 am:
I don’t think it’s a big deal. Most voters in Illinois don’t care about Epstein stuff and Democrats. No one think JB was involved in illegal activities with Epstein and his friends.
- Candy Dogood - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 10:21 am:
Illinois GOP is calling for accountability on the Epstein Files?
Do the GOP US House Members know that’s what they’re calling for?
The Dow Jones dropped below 48,000 this morning. Maybe they’re interested in doing something now.
- JS Mill - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 10:21 am:
=JB Pritzker has A LOT of questions to answer about his own ties to Jeffrey Epstein.=
No JB does not. Donald Trump does. I’ll wait.
- Roadrager - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 10:22 am:
Meanwhile, the truth is still getting its shoes on. Great work on dragging someone else into the sequel of your treatise on what the definition of “is” is, Bill.
JB should gove special thanks today that the ILGOP cannot field a candidate who is not a knucklehead. And he had better not so much as answer a phone call from Bill, Hillary, Chelsea, or maybe even Roger ever again.
- Capcitynewt - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 10:32 am:
No one think JB was involved in illegal activities with Epstein and his friends.
Speak for yourself. Anyone and everyone involved in this case have been presumed guilty. Everyone. JB doesn’t get a pass.
- Demoralized - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 10:33 am:
This whole thing is ridiculous. Any mention of Epstein and it’s all of a sudden a scandal. This is a nothing burger.
- OBResident - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 10:33 am:
The immediate rush to tribalism by the usual suspects is so predictable.
- low level - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 10:34 am:
For years, the Republican Party called the Clinton’s liars. Now they are to be believed as Gospel Truth? Hilarious.
As for “A LOT of questions” to answer, we are still waiting for Donnie to be truthful as to his Epstein ties. Waiting… waiting…. maybe one of these months.
- Formalizer - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 10:45 am:
So Bill Clinton, under oath, names JB Pritzker during a deposition about Jeffrey Epstein, yet commenters don’t wait a heartbeat to say there are no questions whatsoever. JS Mill is right. When Bill Clinton names Pritzker it means we need to ask questions of Trump.
- NIU Grad - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 10:50 am:
The funny thing will be when the eventual Republican nominee won’t be able to bring this point up on the debate stage, because then JB will have a question about Trump’s Epstein ties to throw right back at them.
What a weird time we find ourselves stuck in.
- Rudy’s teeth - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 10:52 am:
Since many of the GOP candidates for governor have no platform or message, they jump on salacious news.
Time to reel in the nonsense and stop pointing fingers at JB Pritzker.
- Responsa - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 10:55 am:
Maybe former President Clinton who seemed somewhat unwell and often rather vague in his deposition responses confused his Pritzkers or dates. But it is undeniable that he said it. I agree that ultimately it will not matter in the upcoming primary or general this fall.
- Jocko - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 10:57 am:
==The immediate rush to tribalism by the usual suspects is so predictable.==
Fine. Ask James Comer to issue JB a subpoena to appear…right after issuing ones to Melania and DJT.
- H-W - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 10:57 am:
It never ceases to amaze me how some politicians do not care about the truth of matters. Instead they only care about how they can frame words so as to suggest totally made up and false statements will be believed by laypeople, and thus useful for their election campaigns.
It will be interesting to see if Bailey 2.0 stays above the fray, or if Bailey 1.0 reappears.
- JS Mill - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 11:09 am:
= When Bill Clinton names Pritzker it means we need to ask questions of Trump.=
Let me know when JB Pritzker’s name shows up 38,000 times in the epstein files. Or even once.
- Amalia - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 11:12 am:
LOL forever at this mistake. Confuse one Pritzker with another. Muddy the waters. LOL
- Sue - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 11:15 am:
If The ongoing Epstein saga has gone on too long ( which I agree) why are Illinois Dems looking to start their own commission to investigate
- former southerner - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 11:18 am:
Clinton has already clarified his comment about JB flying on a plane with him and he was referring to other flights not on Epstein flights. I am sure that the GOP will quickly clarify and apologize for their misleading comments/S
Another reason these hearings should have been live televised instead of a N. Korean style puppet production.
- Excitable Boy - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 11:18 am:
- President Clinton who seemed somewhat unwell and often rather vague in his deposition responses confused his Pritzkers or dates. -
He didn’t seem unwell or confused when he made this statement. He seemed deliberate to me.
- H-W - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 11:21 am:
=== Anyone and everyone involved in this case have been presumed guilty. Everyone. JB doesn’t get a pass. ===
I hear CapCityNewt is associated with Epstein. I have it on record that he involved himself in this matter, just today. Could CapCityNewt be guilty? He sure seems to suggest so. /s
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 11:30 am:
===involved in this case have been presumed guilty. Everyone===
Not true. Lots of people have been mentioned in the emails but it turns out there was nothing to it.
Also, if you can find the governor’s name on an Epstein flight log, you make sure to point that out. Same goes for pics, or anything else. I’ll run it right away.
Until then, take a breath.
- Charles Edward Cheese - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 11:47 am:
Such an easily avoidable own goal, but you can really expect nothing less when you stick a microphone in front of Bill.
GOP now has ammo for a juicy smear campaign against a rising Dem star. Regardless of what the truth actually is, soundbites rule the day.
- Tom - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 11:56 am:
JB answered it this morning, and Clinton clarified it last night. JB is a good man. You may not agree with his politics, but most people are drawn to his pleasant personality. His staff did a great job of getting this cleared up quickly.
- Capcitynewt - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 11:57 am:
I hear CapCityNewt is associated with Epstein
Rich, you gonna allow this?
- Candy Dogood - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 12:15 pm:
===CapCityNewt is associated with Epstein===
People are saying that Capcitynewt is associated with Epstein. /snark
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 12:24 pm:
===Rich, you gonna allow this?===
I allowed your dumb, false comment
- Capcitynewt - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 12:27 pm:
No worries. Just showing your true colors even more.
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 12:28 pm:
===Just showing your===
Bite me.
- Capcitynewt - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 12:32 pm:
Bite me.
Truth hurts, don’t it.
- Excitable Boy - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 12:36 pm:
- Rich, you gonna allow this? -
What’s the matter, was your mom not available to stand up to H-W so you had to ask Rich?
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 12:45 pm:
===Truth hurts===
The truth is you’re a troll who blithely ignores facts in service to his/her trolldom.
You want this to stick not because it’s real, but because somebody “deserves” to go through it.
Cry harder.
- JS Mill - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 12:49 pm:
=Cry harder.=
hehe
- @misterjayem - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 1:02 pm:
Capcitynewt,
You started out with no credibility — and yet you somehow managed to squander it.
Congratulations on plumbing previously unknown abyssal depths.
– MrJM
- thisjustinagain - Tuesday, Mar 3, 26 @ 1:38 pm:
MrJM for the winnah comment so far.