WASHINGTON D.C. – Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has reportedly expressed mild surprise and a touch of bemusement at the public's recent, intense focus on his well-documented past, particularly in relation to financier Jeffrey Epstein and various other allegations spanning several decades.

“He seemed genuinely taken aback, as if someone had just informed him that the internet exists and retains information,” stated a source close to the former president, who requested anonymity to discuss Clinton’s private reactions. “It’s almost as if he thought these things just… went away after a while. Like a bad dream, or a campaign promise.”

According to aides, Clinton was under the impression that the American public had a collective memory span roughly equivalent to a goldfish, or perhaps the average news cycle. “He keeps asking if this is a new scandal, or just a really, really old one that someone found again,” explained one staffer, wiping sweat from their brow. “We’ve tried to explain that the internet is forever, but he just nods and asks if we’ve tried turning it off and on again.”

Political analyst Dr. Eleanor Vance of the Center for Perpetual Outrage noted the phenomenon. “It’s a classic case of selective amnesia meeting digital permanence,” Vance explained. “For some, these revelations are brand new. For others, it’s just the annual ‘remember when’ cycle, now with more outrage and less context.”

Clinton’s team is reportedly considering a new public relations strategy, possibly involving a national tour where he personally explains the concept of 'historical record' to anyone who will listen, or at least pretend to.