attention. Ep~tei,1 met Clinton as early :is 199 5, when he paid: .tens o:f thousands of dollars to join him at ail'iiltimatefond-:raising dfort·er iriPalrri Beach. But from all appearances,theydid not become close friends until afrer'C:linton left the Qv<1,l Office and mqyed to New York. Epstein:has qo_nat_ed