Former President Bill Clinton walked back statements made during a deposition that appeared to indicate JB Pritzker accompanied him on one of the flights taken aboard convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s private plane.

Clinton mentioned Pritzker when asked by Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) who typically traveled with him on Epstein-related flights. After a video clip of the exchange circulated on social media, Clinton’s spokesman, Angel Urena, said the former president had only been giving an example of people who traveled with him on Clinton Foundation trips. “Not on Epstein’s plane. Not with Epstein. Not with Maxwell,” Urena said.

During the deposition, Clinton said he often brought individuals involved in Clinton Foundation work, including volunteers or those supporting fundraising efforts. He cited Pritzker and his wife as participants on one of those trips in 2008 but did not specify any connection to Epstein.

Pritzker campaign spokesman Alex Gough confirmed the governor traveled with Clinton twice, in 2008 and 2013, and emphasized neither trip involved Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell. Gough dismissed claims circulating on social media as politically motivated.

Separately, Pritzker’s cousin, Thomas Pritzker, recently resigned from his executive role at the Hyatt hotel corporation over past ties to Epstein and Maxwell. Thomas Pritzker acknowledged exercising poor judgment in maintaining contact and expressed remorse for the harm caused by Epstein and Maxwell.

The clarification by Clinton’s office seeks to separate Pritzker from any association with Epstein, amid ongoing public and political scrutiny of figures linked to the convicted financier.