John Harris: “It is an argument without end in part because the positive and negative elements of Clinton’s character, the light and the shadows, seemingly flow from the same source: an intense need to win, to matter, to seduce, to prove himself in the world…”

“He’s been out of political office for more than a quarter-century — as long as he was ever in it, beginning with his first victory as Arkansas attorney general in 1976. By my lights, the years since he yielded the Oval Office to George W. Bush (who turned 80 last month) in January 2001 have abundantly ratified the proposition that the country could do worse — at key junctures plainly has done worse–than Clinton’s character or his record, the strengths and infirmities alike.”

“As he turns 80, and the country contemplates a post-Trump future two years from now, it seems to me there are at least four ways in which Clinton has prevailed in the great character argument woven throughout his life.”

“Donald Trump offered a rare moment of praise for Bill Clinton, whom he has spent years criticizing publicly,” The Wrap reports.

Said Trump: “Then you have President Bill Clinton — he ran on a special jogging track. He had a little track built for him at the White House. That’s nice. I didn’t even know that until recently, but he had a track built at the White House.”

He added: “I don’t think I’ll ever do that. I don’t see myself doing that, I don’t know. But he actually was a nice guy. I like Bill Clinton a lot. I still do.”

Mediaite: Trump drops rare praise for former nemesis.

“I like Bill Clinton and I don’t like seeing him deposed.”

— President Trump, quoted by Politico.

Bill Clinton told the House Oversight Committee that his “brief acquaintance with Jeffrey Epstein ended years before his crimes came to light,” the AP reports.

Said Clinton: “I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong. I saw nothing that ever gave me pause.”

“Former President Bill Clinton is testifying Friday before members of Congress investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, answering for his connections to the disgraced financier from more than two decades ago,” the AP reports.

“The closed-door deposition in Chappaqua, New York, will mark the first time a former president has been compelled to testify to Congress.”

“Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday denied ever meeting Jeffrey Epstein or knowing anything about his crimes during a more than six-hour, closed-door deposition in front of the House Oversight Committee, which briefly devolved into chaos after a Republican lawmaker leaked a photograph of the proceedings to a right-wing blogger,” the New York Times reports.

“House Oversight Committee members will question former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today as part of their investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,” NBC News reports.

“The video interviews will take place at Clinton’s house in Chappaqua, New York. Her husband, former president Bill Clinton, will meet with the committee tomorrow for a similar deposition.”

USA Today: Clintons to talk on Epstein.

New York Times: “Mr. Clinton will appear for his deposition on Friday, becoming the first former president ever to be compelled to testify in a congressional investigation against his will.”

“Mrs. Clinton’s appearance is notable for different reasons. It will act as a reminder that even after serving eight years in the Senate and four years as secretary of state, and running for president twice, Mrs. Clinton is still stuck in the awkward position of answering for her husband.”

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin praised Hillary Clinton during her time as a New York senator as someone who was fully focused on her job, Politico reports.

Said Zeldin: “If she was to walk into a meeting with a company… she’ll already have memorized the first two PowerPoint slides.”

Zeldin added she could win over even a “hardcore conservative who absolutely despises the Clintons.”