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"Jeffrey Epstein Bill Clinton Wikipedia Page Twitter Controversy". HOLR. August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.

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Section size for Bill Clinton (59 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	8,764	8,764
Early life and career	9,266	9,266
College and law school years	33	15,550
Georgetown University	1,955	1,955
Oxford	4,653	4,653
Vietnam War opposition and draft controversy	5,768	5,768
Law school	3,141	3,141
Failed congressional campaign and tenure as Attorney General of Arkansas	1,487	1,487
Governor of Arkansas (1979–1981, 1983–1992)	10,851	27,440
Scandals and allegations	3,823	3,823
1988 Democratic presidential primaries	1,559	1,559
1992 United States presidential election	11,207	11,207
Presidency (1993–2001)	6,236	93,123
First term (1993–1997)	34,260	35,733
1996 presidential campaign	1,473	1,473
Second term (1997–2001)	1,768	20,700
Investigations	5,836	5,836
Impeachment and acquittal	6,845	6,845
Pardons and commutations	2,305	2,305
Campaign finance controversies	3,946	3,946
Military and foreign affairs	99	28,401
Somalia	2,361	2,361
Rwanda	2,546	2,546
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,258	1,258
Irish peace talks	1,464	1,464
Iran	1,495	1,495
Iraq	2,387	2,387
Osama bin Laden	4,744	4,744
Kosovo	7,198	7,198
China	3,345	3,345
Israeli-Palestinian conflict	1,504	1,504
Judicial appointments	2,053	2,053
Public opinion	5,684	5,684
Public image	7,393	20,604
Sexual assault and misconduct allegations	11,301	11,301
Alleged affairs	1,910	1,910
Post-presidency (2001–present)	79	50,922
Activities until 2008 campaign	9,528	9,528
2008 presidential election	4,015	4,015
After the 2008 election	4,648	4,648
2016 presidential election and after	10,266	10,266
Post-presidential health concerns	3,475	3,475
Wealth	7,467	7,467
Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein	11,444	11,444
Personal life	1,330	1,330
Accolades	15,119	15,119
See also	466	466
References	15	44
Citations	29	29
Further reading	59	11,835
Primary sources	1,194	1,194
Popular books	2,152	2,152
Scholarly studies	6,472	6,472
Arkansas years	1,958	1,958
External links	124	7,914
Official	341	341
Interviews, speeches, and statements	523	523
Media coverage	97	97
Other	6,829	6,829
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Epstein

Why was the entire section on Clinton's association with Epstein scrubbed? 47.189.235.251 (talk) 19:42, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It wasn't. If you check the changelog, it was moved to another article detailing Clinton's post presidential time, which is linked from this article. Now that someone reinserted the Epstein section here, it has become redundant. 2A00:6020:4924:F800:A161:FA10:80E1:CD9A (talk) 06:04, 13 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Clinton’s involvement needs to be reinstated back on the page. 2A00:23C8:7569:C901:24CF:AA06:EAB9:9A78 (talk) 19:08, 13 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. MadGuy7023 (talk) 20:17, 13 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Barry Seal

Barry seal was not a CIA agent. His page even explicitly "debunks" that he was in the CIA. 2603:7000:8CF0:6680:D944:DFA0:EC07:FA2A (talk) 20:45, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Should picture be updated

? Nohorizonss (talk) 14:06, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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In the section titled "2016 presidential election and after", in the 4th paragraph, there is a sentence that contains the statement "both Bill and Hillary endorsed her and appraised Biden for his years in public service". The word "appraised" should be changed to "praised" Jlunbeck (talk) 21:11, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done PianoDan (talk) 18:13, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]