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Lol Epstein mails are released it has IK in it… for all Modi’s faults Modi XI aren’t as crooked as obvious from those emails from Epstein who are esp Pak Establishment
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King Charles' brother Andrew released after arrest over misconduct relating to Epstein [Update@post630]
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He mentioned Imran as someone he was against not pro.
Some BJP guys are mentioned in it too.
Modi has courted friendship with Trump during the perverted era of Trump. Some investigation needs to be done on the nature of this friendship.
Pak has courted Trump more recently. It is a different matter.
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Naw IK being taken off is the matter and only Epstein and His establishment could do that..
The BJp puri guy was supposed to be invited not even close to what is spoken about IK, it’s way more clear Pak Establishment is under the ones who Epstein is conversing with.. way more tangible evidence than anything..
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Hopefully the entire files will be released.. it’s about time as all the Establishment candidates are sidelined in both parties.. this should be possible..
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Trump calls on House Republicans to vote to release Epstein files
US President Donald Trump has called on House Republicans to vote to release the Epstein files, in a reversal from his previous position.
"House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday night.
The major shift in Trump's stance comes as potentially dozens of Republicans signalled they were willing to break ranks, and vote for the release of the documents.
The House is expected to vote this week on legislation that would compel the justice department to publicly release the files. Supporters of the bill appear to have enough votes for it to pass the House, though it is unclear whether it would pass the Senate.
Trump would also have to sign off on the release of the documents if it passes both chambers.
Both Democrats and some Republicans have been backing the legislation. Republican Representative Thomas Massie, a co-sponsor of the bill, said in an interview with ABC News on Sunday that as many as 100 Republicans could vote in favour.
Known as the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the aim of the bill is to make the justice department release all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials linked to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump posted the statement shortly after landing at Joint Base Andrews following a weekend in Florida.
"The Department of Justice has already turned over tens of thousands of pages to the Public on "Epstein," are looking at various Democrat operatives (Bill Clinton, Reid Hoffman, Larry Summers, etc.) and their relationship to Epstein, and the House Oversight Committee can have whatever they are legally entitled to, I DON'T CARE!," Trump wrote, adding that he wanted Republicans to get "BACK ON POINT".
Trump's reference to Clinton comes after the US justice department confirmed it will investigate Epstein's alleged links to major banks and several prominent Democrats, including the former US president.
The names of Hoffman, who is the founder of LinkedIn and a prominent Democratic donor, and Summers, former President Bill Clinton's treasury secretary, both appeared in the release.
A representative for Summers told the Wall Street Journal in 2023 that the former official "deeply regrets being in contact with Epstein after his conviction".
On social media on Friday night, Hoffman said: "I was never a client of Epstein's and never had any engagement with him other than fundraising for MIT [Massachusetts Institute of Technology]." He called on Trump to release the files.
Trump said he would ask Attorney General Pam Bondi and the FBI to look into Epstein's "involvement and relationship" with Clinton and others.
Clinton has strongly denied he had any knowledge of Epstein's crimes.
Trump's reversal comes after Democrats on the House Oversight Committee last week published three email exchanges, including correspondence between Epstein, who died in 2019 in prison, and his long-time associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking.
Some of those exchanges make references to Trump. In one email, sent in 2011, Epstein writes to Maxwell: "I want you to realize that that dog that hasn't barked is Trump.. [VICTIM] spent hours at my house with him."
Hours after the release of those exchanges, House Republicans released a far larger tranche of 20,000 files to counter what they said was a Democratic effort to "cherry-pick" documents. They also said it was an attempt to "create a fake narrative to slander President Trump".
The House of Representatives then announced there would be a vote next week on a much wider release of Epstein material.
In his comments on Sunday night, Trump repeated White House dismissals of the Epstein files as a Democrat-led "hoax". His post came after House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested in comments to Fox News that a vote on releasing the documents would put to rest allegations that Trump had any connection to Epstein's abuse and trafficking of teenage children.
Source: BBC
US President Donald Trump has called on House Republicans to vote to release the Epstein files, in a reversal from his previous position.
"House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday night.
The major shift in Trump's stance comes as potentially dozens of Republicans signalled they were willing to break ranks, and vote for the release of the documents.
The House is expected to vote this week on legislation that would compel the justice department to publicly release the files. Supporters of the bill appear to have enough votes for it to pass the House, though it is unclear whether it would pass the Senate.
Trump would also have to sign off on the release of the documents if it passes both chambers.
Both Democrats and some Republicans have been backing the legislation. Republican Representative Thomas Massie, a co-sponsor of the bill, said in an interview with ABC News on Sunday that as many as 100 Republicans could vote in favour.
Known as the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the aim of the bill is to make the justice department release all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials linked to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump posted the statement shortly after landing at Joint Base Andrews following a weekend in Florida.
"The Department of Justice has already turned over tens of thousands of pages to the Public on "Epstein," are looking at various Democrat operatives (Bill Clinton, Reid Hoffman, Larry Summers, etc.) and their relationship to Epstein, and the House Oversight Committee can have whatever they are legally entitled to, I DON'T CARE!," Trump wrote, adding that he wanted Republicans to get "BACK ON POINT".
Trump's reference to Clinton comes after the US justice department confirmed it will investigate Epstein's alleged links to major banks and several prominent Democrats, including the former US president.
The names of Hoffman, who is the founder of LinkedIn and a prominent Democratic donor, and Summers, former President Bill Clinton's treasury secretary, both appeared in the release.
A representative for Summers told the Wall Street Journal in 2023 that the former official "deeply regrets being in contact with Epstein after his conviction".
On social media on Friday night, Hoffman said: "I was never a client of Epstein's and never had any engagement with him other than fundraising for MIT [Massachusetts Institute of Technology]." He called on Trump to release the files.
Trump said he would ask Attorney General Pam Bondi and the FBI to look into Epstein's "involvement and relationship" with Clinton and others.
Clinton has strongly denied he had any knowledge of Epstein's crimes.
Trump's reversal comes after Democrats on the House Oversight Committee last week published three email exchanges, including correspondence between Epstein, who died in 2019 in prison, and his long-time associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking.
Some of those exchanges make references to Trump. In one email, sent in 2011, Epstein writes to Maxwell: "I want you to realize that that dog that hasn't barked is Trump.. [VICTIM] spent hours at my house with him."
Hours after the release of those exchanges, House Republicans released a far larger tranche of 20,000 files to counter what they said was a Democratic effort to "cherry-pick" documents. They also said it was an attempt to "create a fake narrative to slander President Trump".
The House of Representatives then announced there would be a vote next week on a much wider release of Epstein material.
In his comments on Sunday night, Trump repeated White House dismissals of the Epstein files as a Democrat-led "hoax". His post came after House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested in comments to Fox News that a vote on releasing the documents would put to rest allegations that Trump had any connection to Epstein's abuse and trafficking of teenage children.
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US House to push forward on Epstein vote after Trump reversal
WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote as soon as Tuesday to force the release of investigative files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with passage seen as all but guaranteed after President Donald Trump dropped his longstanding opposition.Trump's reversal late on Sunday came days after a House petition gathered enough support to force a vote, a rare instance of House Republicans defying the president's wishes.
Until the weekend, Trump and his staff had lobbied hard to prevent any further release of files from the criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice into Epstein, a wealthy New York financier who was, for a time, friends with Trump.
"House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide," the Republican president wrote late on Sunday on social media. "And it's time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party."
Democrats, and even some of Trump's supporters, say there is nothing hoax-like in the release of authentic Justice Department records. Epstein was convicted on several Florida state and federal charges related to his sexual abuse and trafficking of teenaged girls. He died in a federal jail cell in Manhattan in 2019 in what was ruled a suicide, a few weeks after he was arrested on new federal charges of sex trafficking children.
California Representative Robert Garcia, the senior Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said Trump "has tried everything to kill our Jeffrey Epstein investigation."
"He's failed," Garcia said in a statement. "And now he's panicking and has realized he is about to lose this Epstein vote to force the Department of Justice to release the files."
TRUMP FRUSTRATED WITH REPUBLICANS' FOCUS ON EPSTEIN
Trump announced his Sunday night change of heart because he had grown exasperated with Republicans' fixation on the Epstein files and wanted them to focus on the cost of living and other issues that matter more to voters, a senior White House official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he believed a vote on releasing the files should help put to rest allegations that Trump had any connection to Epstein's abuse. He said the timing of the vote was still to be finalized.
"He's never had anything to hide," Johnson told reporters on Monday, referring to Trump. "He and I had the same concern, that we wanted to ensure that victims of these heinous crimes are completely protected from disclosure, those who don't want their names to be out there."
Supporters of the files' release say they also share this concern, and the resolution on which House lawmakers will vote says the Justice Department may withhold or redact the identifying information of victims.
If the House passes the resolution, it would move to the Senate, which would also need to vote on it before sending it to Trump to sign. Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune's office declined to comment on what he planned to do about the bill.
TRUMP ACCUSES ENEMIES OF SMEAR
Trump partied with Epstein in New York and Florida's Palm Beach in the 1990s and 2000s, along with other members of the U.S. and international power elite.
The president has said his friendship with Epstein ended some time in the 2000s and he had no connection to Epstein's crimes, and that his political enemies are trying to smear him by insinuating otherwise; he has been visibly angered this year when asked about Epstein.
Emails released last week by a House committee showed the disgraced financier believed Trump "knew about the girls," though it was not clear what that phrase meant. The White House said the released emails contained no proof of wrongdoing by Trump.
Last week, Trump instructed the Justice Department to investigate prominent Democrats' ties to Epstein. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, who earlier this year said a review of the files revealed no further investigative leads, replied to Trump that she would get on it right away.
Many of Trump's most loyal supporters believe the government is withholding sensitive documents that would reveal Epstein's ties to powerful public figures who have managed to escape scrutiny.
This has led to Trump falling out with one of his staunchest Republican supporters in Congress, U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, whom he publicly denounced as a traitor after her persistent criticism of how the party has dealt with the Epstein files.
Greene accused Trump of making "vicious and unwarranted attacks" on her in a social media post on Sunday, and she said she was standing with Epstein's victims, who have also called for the release of all possible files.
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Imo Trump has been told all his embarrassing moments have been redacted but a few surprises will come out of this. Some of the info already released in the emails, shows he knew what was going on, he was around young girls who were around a peado.
These elite in Europe, USA and other parts are sick and evil. The fact people actually bother listening to them or seeing them as heros shows the wests dominance is ending now.
These elite in Europe, USA and other parts are sick and evil. The fact people actually bother listening to them or seeing them as heros shows the wests dominance is ending now.
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US House passes measure to force release of Epstein files, Senate could follow soon
WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted almost unanimously on Tuesday to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an outcome President Donald Trump had fought for months before ending his opposition.Two days after Trump's abrupt about-face, the vote passed by 427-1, sending a resolution, opens new tab requiring the release of all unclassified records on Epstein to the Republican-majority Senate for consideration. Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters the resolution could pass his chamber by unanimous consent, possibly later on Tuesday.
The public and increasingly bitter feud among Republicans over the Epstein files had fractured relations between Trump and some of his most ardent supporters.
Before the vote, about two dozen survivors of Epstein's alleged abuse joined a trio of Democratic and Republican lawmakers outside the U.S. Capitol to urge the release of the records. The women held photographs of their younger selves, the age at which they said they first encountered Epstein, a New York financier who fraternized with some of the most powerful men in the country.
After the vote, they stood to applaud lawmakers from the House's public gallery, some of them crying and hugging each other.
The Epstein scandal has been a political thorn in Trump’s side for months, partly because he amplified conspiracy theories about Epstein to his own supporters. Many Trump voters believe his administration has covered up Epstein’s ties to powerful figures and obscured details surrounding his death, which was ruled a suicide, in a Manhattan jail in 2019.
TRUMP LASHES OUT OVER EPSTEIN QUESTION
Despite his changed position on the bill, the Republican president remains angry about the attention paid to the Epstein matter. On Tuesday, he called a reporter who asked about it in the Oval Office a "terrible person" and said the television network the journalist worked for should have its license revoked.
"I have nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein," Trump told reporters while hosting a visit by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. "I threw him out of my club many years ago because I thought he was a sick pervert."
Trump socialized and partied with Epstein in the 1990s and 2000s before what he calls a rift, but the old friendship has become a rare weak spot for the president with his supporters. A Reuters/Ipsos poll concluded on Monday found that 44% of Republicans approve of Trump's handling of the matter, well below the 82% who approve of his overall performance.
"Please stop making this political, it is not about you, President Trump," Jena-Lisa Jones, who said Epstein sexually abused her when she was 14, told a press conference outside the Capitol a few hours before the vote. "I voted for you, but your behavior on this issue has been a national embarrassment."
Trump has said he had no connection to Epstein's crimes and has begun calling the issue a "Democratic hoax," despite some Republicans being among the loudest voices calling for the release of the records from criminal investigations of Epstein.
Representative Thomas Massie, the Kentucky Republican who led the effort to force the vote, accused the Justice Department from the House floor of "protecting pedophiles and sex traffickers."
"How will we know if this bill has been successful?" he said before the vote. "We will know when there are men, rich men, in handcuffs, being perp-walked to the jail. And until then, this is still a cover-up."
SPEAKER JOHNSON RESISTED MASSIE'S MOVE
Johnson had for months resisted a drive for disclosure spearheaded by Massie, who collected signatures from 218 House members for a discharge petition to force the vote. Only one lawmaker dissented in Tuesday's vote: Clay Higgins, a Republican from Louisiana.
Trump's opposition soured relations with one of his strongest Republican supporters in Congress, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has expressed anger at the Justice Department not releasing more details on Epstein. She said Trump pressured her to withdraw her support for the resolution and publicly called her a traitor after she doubled down.
She joined Massie and Democratic Representative Ro Khanna at the Capitol before voting in favor of the resolution, telling reporters: "A traitor is an American that serves foreign countries and themselves. A patriot is an American that serves the United States of America and Americans like the women standing behind me."
Trump said his about-face on Sunday was an effort to get Republicans to move on from a damaging feud about Epstein and "because we have nothing to hide." Trump has the power to order the release of Justice Department records himself, and does not need a congressional resolution compelling him to do so.
Epstein pleaded guilty to a Florida state felony prostitution charge in 2008 and served 13 months in jail. The U.S. Justice Department charged him with sex trafficking of minors in 2019. Epstein pleaded not guilty to those charges before his death.
The family of Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein's most prominent accusers, emerged from the vote with tears of gratitude. She died by suicide earlier this year.
Her brother, Sky Roberts, called on Trump not to delay.
"The reality is, right now, he could release the files today if he really wanted to," he said. "So if he really cares about it, why even send it to the Senate? Why don't we just go ahead and release the files?"
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So Trump had been performing fellatio on a certain “Bubba” who people thought to be his predecessor Bill Clinton. That now has been denied by Mark Epstein to be Billy.
So who is this Bubba guy?
Mike Tyson?
Vince McMahon?
Joe Rogan?
Narendra Modi?
Jimmy Kimmel?
Benjamin Netanyahu?
Also puts into question why Trump was desperate to suddenly cover his White House office walls with gold plating.
So who is this Bubba guy?
Mike Tyson?
Vince McMahon?
Joe Rogan?
Narendra Modi?
Jimmy Kimmel?
Benjamin Netanyahu?
Also puts into question why Trump was desperate to suddenly cover his White House office walls with gold plating.
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Congress approves bill to release Epstein files that will head to Trump's desk
Both chambers of Congress agreed to order the US justice department to release its files on sex offender financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the measure in a 427-1 vote and the Senate unanimously fast-tracked it without a formal vote.
The moves come just days after President Donald Trump reversed his position and urged Congress to vote to disclose the records following public pushback from many of his supporters.
Last week, Trump and his ties to Epstein were thrust back into the headlines after more than 20,000 pages of documents - some mentioning the president - were released. The White House denied any wrongdoing.
Republican Clay Higgins, of Louisiana, was the sole House objector and cited his concern about “innocent people being hurt” with the release of the information.
Trump’s reversal from attacking those on Capitol Hill who wanted the files released to saying there was “nothing to hide” surprised some in Washington.
The Republican congressional leadership was caught off guard after aligning their message with the president for the past few weeks and opposing the release.
House Speaker Mike Johnson had repeatedly called the push to release the Epstein files a "Democrat hoax".
The measure had been expected to take a few days to reach the US Senate, but after the resounding afternoon vote in the House, the timeline quickly sped up.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer brought up the bill on the floor of the Senate under a procedure called unanimous consent. Because no one objected, there was no debate and no amendments added to the bill.
It will head from the Senate to the president‘s desk, where he is expected to sign it into law.
A congressional vote was not required to release the files - Trump could have ordered the release on his own.
The bill requires Attorney General Pam Bondi to release “all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials” related to Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell no later than 30 days after the law is enacted.
Those materials include internal justice department communications, flight logs and people and entities connected to Epstein.
But the bill also gives Bondi the power to withhold information that would jeopardise any active federal investigation or identifies any victims.
He was being held on charges of sex trafficking, having previously been convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008.
During two criminal investigations into Epstein, thousands of documents were gathered, including transcripts of interviews with victims and witnesses.
Trump and Epstein previously socialised in similar circles, but the president said he cut ties with Epstein many years ago, before his 2008 conviction. The president also said he was unaware of Epstein’s criminal activity.
Last week, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee published three email chains, including correspondence between Epstein and Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking.
Some of those make mention of Trump, including one email, sent in 2011, in which Epstein wrote to Maxwell: “I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump.. [VICTIM] spent hours at my house with him.”
The White House said last week that the victim referenced in the email was prominent Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre.
Giuffre, who died in April, said that she never saw Trump participate in any abuse and there is no implication of any wrongdoing by Trump in the emails.
Speaking after the vote, Giuffre's brother Sky Roberts praised her sister's role in seeking justice for Epstein survivors.
"She did it, she paved the way... She paved the way for us to come forward as advocates, for her survivor sisters to come forward, and we won't stop," Roberts said.
Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the emails were "selectively leaked" by House Democrats to "liberal media to create a fake narrative to smear President Trump".
The push for the release of the investigative files held by the Department of Justice was led by Republican Thomas Massie, a Kentucky congressman who sometimes dissents from his party, and Democrat Ro Khanna, a California congressman, both of whom introduced the legislation.
Massie has faced criticism from Trump for his push to release the files, but has stood firm.
“In 2030, he’s not going to be the president,” Massie said to ABC News over the weekend. He added that fellow Republicans who voted against release "will have voted to protect paedophiles”.
Another Republican who has pushed for the release of the files is House Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. She had been a staunch supporter of Trump before the two fell out over the issue, with the president now calling her a "traitor".
At a news conference earlier in the day on Tuesday, Greene said she is speaking up on behalf of Epstein's survivors. She also called out Trump directly.
"Let me tell you what a traitor is. A traitor is an American that serves foreign countries and themselves; a patriot is an American that serves the United States of America and Americans like the women standing behind me," Greene said.
She said that row over Epstein has been one of the "most destructive things" to Trump's Make America Great Again movement since his election in 2016.
Survivors of Epstein’s abuse also spoke at the news conference, urging lawmakers to release the files and pushing Trump to do the same.
Epstein survivor Annie Farmer said that keeping the files under wraps amounted to “institutional betrayal”.
“Because these crimes were not properly investigated, so many more girls and women were harmed,” Ms Farmer said.
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Both chambers of Congress agreed to order the US justice department to release its files on sex offender financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the measure in a 427-1 vote and the Senate unanimously fast-tracked it without a formal vote.
The moves come just days after President Donald Trump reversed his position and urged Congress to vote to disclose the records following public pushback from many of his supporters.
Last week, Trump and his ties to Epstein were thrust back into the headlines after more than 20,000 pages of documents - some mentioning the president - were released. The White House denied any wrongdoing.
Republican Clay Higgins, of Louisiana, was the sole House objector and cited his concern about “innocent people being hurt” with the release of the information.
Trump’s reversal from attacking those on Capitol Hill who wanted the files released to saying there was “nothing to hide” surprised some in Washington.
The Republican congressional leadership was caught off guard after aligning their message with the president for the past few weeks and opposing the release.
House Speaker Mike Johnson had repeatedly called the push to release the Epstein files a "Democrat hoax".
The measure had been expected to take a few days to reach the US Senate, but after the resounding afternoon vote in the House, the timeline quickly sped up.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer brought up the bill on the floor of the Senate under a procedure called unanimous consent. Because no one objected, there was no debate and no amendments added to the bill.
It will head from the Senate to the president‘s desk, where he is expected to sign it into law.
A congressional vote was not required to release the files - Trump could have ordered the release on his own.
The bill requires Attorney General Pam Bondi to release “all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials” related to Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell no later than 30 days after the law is enacted.
Those materials include internal justice department communications, flight logs and people and entities connected to Epstein.
But the bill also gives Bondi the power to withhold information that would jeopardise any active federal investigation or identifies any victims.
He was being held on charges of sex trafficking, having previously been convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008.
During two criminal investigations into Epstein, thousands of documents were gathered, including transcripts of interviews with victims and witnesses.
Trump and Epstein previously socialised in similar circles, but the president said he cut ties with Epstein many years ago, before his 2008 conviction. The president also said he was unaware of Epstein’s criminal activity.
Last week, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee published three email chains, including correspondence between Epstein and Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking.
Some of those make mention of Trump, including one email, sent in 2011, in which Epstein wrote to Maxwell: “I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump.. [VICTIM] spent hours at my house with him.”
The White House said last week that the victim referenced in the email was prominent Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre.
Giuffre, who died in April, said that she never saw Trump participate in any abuse and there is no implication of any wrongdoing by Trump in the emails.
Speaking after the vote, Giuffre's brother Sky Roberts praised her sister's role in seeking justice for Epstein survivors.
"She did it, she paved the way... She paved the way for us to come forward as advocates, for her survivor sisters to come forward, and we won't stop," Roberts said.
Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the emails were "selectively leaked" by House Democrats to "liberal media to create a fake narrative to smear President Trump".
The push for the release of the investigative files held by the Department of Justice was led by Republican Thomas Massie, a Kentucky congressman who sometimes dissents from his party, and Democrat Ro Khanna, a California congressman, both of whom introduced the legislation.
Massie has faced criticism from Trump for his push to release the files, but has stood firm.
“In 2030, he’s not going to be the president,” Massie said to ABC News over the weekend. He added that fellow Republicans who voted against release "will have voted to protect paedophiles”.
Another Republican who has pushed for the release of the files is House Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. She had been a staunch supporter of Trump before the two fell out over the issue, with the president now calling her a "traitor".
At a news conference earlier in the day on Tuesday, Greene said she is speaking up on behalf of Epstein's survivors. She also called out Trump directly.
"Let me tell you what a traitor is. A traitor is an American that serves foreign countries and themselves; a patriot is an American that serves the United States of America and Americans like the women standing behind me," Greene said.
She said that row over Epstein has been one of the "most destructive things" to Trump's Make America Great Again movement since his election in 2016.
Survivors of Epstein’s abuse also spoke at the news conference, urging lawmakers to release the files and pushing Trump to do the same.
Epstein survivor Annie Farmer said that keeping the files under wraps amounted to “institutional betrayal”.
“Because these crimes were not properly investigated, so many more girls and women were harmed,” Ms Farmer said.
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That's simply not possible as the original documents are with multiple agencies within US and with multiple countries outside US.
They trying to retract and spread that copy will only make things worse for them.
Also it's funny blaming the west when so many from the sub continent worshipped people like Trump and supported him.
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Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI board after Epstein emails made public
Former US treasury secretary Larry Summers is stepping down from the board at OpenAI, a week after a tranche of emails between him and late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released.
Summers said in a statement to the BBC that he was "grateful for the opportunity to have served, excited about the potential of the company, and look forward to following their progress".
Summers, who was also once the president of Harvard University, said on Monday that he would be stepping back from public commitments over his ties to Epstein.
The recently released emails showed Summers communicated with Epstein until the day before Epstein's 2019 arrest for the alleged sex trafficking of minors.
In a statement, the artificial intelligence company said it respected Summers' decision to resign.
"We appreciate his many contributions and the perspective he brought to the Board," OpenAI said.
The news comes after both chambers of Congress agreed on Tuesday to pass a measure to require the US justice department to release its files on Epstein.
The measure will then head to the desk of US President Donald Trump for approval. He has said he plans to sign the bill, after reversing his position on the issue following pushback from his supporters.
A batch of Epstein-related emails released by the House Oversight Committee last week mentioned a number of high-profile figures in the financier's former circle, without indicating any legal wrongdoing by those figures.
The emails indicated that Summers and Epstein dined together frequently, with Epstein often trying to connect Summers to prominent global figures.
After the emails were shared with the public, Summers said he took "full responsibility for my misguided decision to continue communicating with Mr Epstein".
He added that he wanted "to rebuild trust and repair relationships with the people closest to me".
Summers held senior posts under two Democratic presidents; serving as treasury secretary under Bill Clinton, and as director of the National Economic Council under Barack Obama.
He led Harvard from 2001 to 2006 and remains a professor there. When announcing his step-down from public commitments earlier on Monday, he said he would continue his teaching commitments.
Following Summers' announcement on Monday, the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank in Washington where Summers was a senior fellow, confirmed that Summers was no longer affiliated with the organisation.
Summers joined the board of OpenAI, which makes ChatGPT, in 2023 - following a failed attempt to oust its chief executive Sam Altman.
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Trump signs bill ordering justice department to release Epstein files
US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he signed a bill ordering the release of all files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The bill requires the justice department to release all information from its Epstein investigation "in a searchable and downloadable format" within 30 days.
Trump previously opposed releasing the files, but he changed course last week after facing pushback from Epstein's victims and members of his own Republican Party.
With his support, the legislation overwhelmingly cleared both chambers of Congress, the House of Representatives and Senate, on Tuesday.
"Perhaps the truth about these Democrats, and their associations with Jeffrey Epstein, will soon be revealed, because I HAVE JUST SIGNED THE BILL TO RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!" he wrote.
Although a congressional vote was not required to release the files - Trump could have ordered the release on his own - lawmakers in the House passed the legislation with a 427-1 vote. The Senate gave unanimous consent to pass it upon its arrival, sending the bill to Trump for his signature.
The Epstein files subject to release under the legislation are documents from criminal investigations into the financier, including transcripts of interviews with victims and witnesses, and items seized in raids of his properties. Those materials include internal justice department communications, flight logs, and people and entities connected to Epstein.
The files are different from the more than 20,000 pages of documents from Epstein's estate released by Congress last week, including some that directly mention Trump.
Those include 2018 messages from Epstein in which he said of Trump: "I am the one able to take him down" and "I know how dirty donald is".
Trump was a friend of Epstein's for years, but the president has said they fell out in the early 2000s, two years before Epstein was first arrested. Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein.
Speaking to reporters on Monday night, Trump said Republicans had "nothing to do with Epstein".
"It's really a Democrat problem," he said. "The Democrats were Epstein's friends, all of them."
The family of Virginia Giuffre, who died by suicide earlier this year, said in a statement Trump signing the bill was "nothing short of monumental", for Giuffre and other survivors.
"As we look towards the next chapter, we remain vigilant. This work is not finished. Every name must be revealed, regardless of power, wealth, or party affiliation," her brother and sister-in-law, Sky and Amanda Roberts, said.
The once high-flying financier had ties with a number of high-profile figures, including Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the brother of King Charles and former prince; Trump; Trump's former advisor Steve Bannon; and a cast of other characters from the world of media, politics and entertainment.
On Wednesday, former Harvard president Larry Summers took a leave from teaching at the university while the school investigated his links to Epstein, revealed in a series of chummy email exchanges.
Attorney General Pam Bondi is required to release "all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials" related to Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell no later than 30 days after the law is enacted. Maxwell currently is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.
But based on the law's text, portions could still be withheld if they are deemed to invade personal privacy or relate to an active investigation.
The bill gives Bondi the power to withhold information that would jeopardise any active federal investigation or identify any victims.
One of the bill's architects, Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, said he had concerns about some files being withheld.
"I'm concerned that [Trump is] opening a flurry of investigations, and I believe they may be trying to use those investigations as a predicate for not releasing the files. That's my concern," he said.
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US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he signed a bill ordering the release of all files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The bill requires the justice department to release all information from its Epstein investigation "in a searchable and downloadable format" within 30 days.
Trump previously opposed releasing the files, but he changed course last week after facing pushback from Epstein's victims and members of his own Republican Party.
With his support, the legislation overwhelmingly cleared both chambers of Congress, the House of Representatives and Senate, on Tuesday.
"Perhaps the truth about these Democrats, and their associations with Jeffrey Epstein, will soon be revealed, because I HAVE JUST SIGNED THE BILL TO RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!" he wrote.
Although a congressional vote was not required to release the files - Trump could have ordered the release on his own - lawmakers in the House passed the legislation with a 427-1 vote. The Senate gave unanimous consent to pass it upon its arrival, sending the bill to Trump for his signature.
The Epstein files subject to release under the legislation are documents from criminal investigations into the financier, including transcripts of interviews with victims and witnesses, and items seized in raids of his properties. Those materials include internal justice department communications, flight logs, and people and entities connected to Epstein.
The files are different from the more than 20,000 pages of documents from Epstein's estate released by Congress last week, including some that directly mention Trump.
Those include 2018 messages from Epstein in which he said of Trump: "I am the one able to take him down" and "I know how dirty donald is".
Trump was a friend of Epstein's for years, but the president has said they fell out in the early 2000s, two years before Epstein was first arrested. Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein.
Speaking to reporters on Monday night, Trump said Republicans had "nothing to do with Epstein".
"It's really a Democrat problem," he said. "The Democrats were Epstein's friends, all of them."
The family of Virginia Giuffre, who died by suicide earlier this year, said in a statement Trump signing the bill was "nothing short of monumental", for Giuffre and other survivors.
"As we look towards the next chapter, we remain vigilant. This work is not finished. Every name must be revealed, regardless of power, wealth, or party affiliation," her brother and sister-in-law, Sky and Amanda Roberts, said.
The once high-flying financier had ties with a number of high-profile figures, including Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the brother of King Charles and former prince; Trump; Trump's former advisor Steve Bannon; and a cast of other characters from the world of media, politics and entertainment.
On Wednesday, former Harvard president Larry Summers took a leave from teaching at the university while the school investigated his links to Epstein, revealed in a series of chummy email exchanges.
Attorney General Pam Bondi is required to release "all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials" related to Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell no later than 30 days after the law is enacted. Maxwell currently is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.
But based on the law's text, portions could still be withheld if they are deemed to invade personal privacy or relate to an active investigation.
The bill gives Bondi the power to withhold information that would jeopardise any active federal investigation or identify any victims.
One of the bill's architects, Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, said he had concerns about some files being withheld.
"I'm concerned that [Trump is] opening a flurry of investigations, and I believe they may be trying to use those investigations as a predicate for not releasing the files. That's my concern," he said.
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Democrats release latest batch of Epstein photos as justice department deadline looms
The House Oversight Committee has released a batch of around 70 photos from the estate of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
It's the third such release from a tranche of over 95,000 photos the committee has acquired from Epstein's estate. It includes images of quotes from the book Lolita written across a woman's body, and redacted images of women's foreign passports.
It comes hours before the 19 December deadline for the Department of Justice to release all files related to its investigation into Epstein.
"These new images raise more questions about what exactly the Department of Justice has in its possession," said ranking member of the committee, Robert Garcia.
What's in the images released
Some of the photos released on Thursday show Epstein speaking with professor and activist Noam Chomsky aboard a private plane; Bill Gates standing beside a woman whose face is redacted; Steve Bannon sitting at a desk across from Epstein, and former Alphabet president Sergey Brin at a dinner event. The BBC has attempted to contact each for comment.
These are the latest wealthy, powerful men to be seen in Epstein estate photos released by the House Oversight Committee - previously released photos also show US President Donald Trump and former president Bill Clinton, as well as film director Woody Allen, former US treasury secretary Larry Summers, attorney Alan Dershowitz, former prince Andrew Mountbatton-Windsor, and others.
Appearing in the photos is not evidence of any wrongdoing, and many of the pictured men have said they were never involved in Epstein's illegal activity.
In a statement accompanying the photo release, Democrats on the US House Oversight Committee said the Epstein estate did not provide context or timings for the pictures.
"Photos were selected to provide the public with transparency into a representative sample of the photos received from the estate, and to provide insights into Epstein's network and his extremely disturbing activities," the statement says.
The release also includes several photos of quotes from the Vladimir Nabokov novel Lolita written in black ink across different parts of a woman's body, like her chest, foot, hipbone, and back. Lolita tells the story of a young girl who was groomed by a middle-aged literature professor.
One quote from the book written across a woman's chest reads, "Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth".
There are also a number of photos of female passports and identification documents from countries around the world, including Lithuania, Russia, the Czech Republic, and Ukraine.
Most of the information on the documents, like names and birth dates, is redacted but the House Oversight Committee said in a press release that the passports belong to "women whom Jeffrey Epstein and his conspirators were engaging".
Another photo shows Epstein sitting at a desk closely surrounded by three female figures whose faces have been redacted - one has her hand on Epstein's chest under his shirt, and another is crouching to look at a nearby laptop. Epstein appears to be helping the third put on a bracelet.
The committee has thousands of images in its possession from the Epstein estate, which are "both graphic and mundane", its statement on Thursday explained.
The House Oversight Committee first subpoenaed the estate of Epstein, who died in a New York prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on allegations of sex trafficking, in August.
The photos and files the Epstein estate gave to the committee are separate from what is largely referred to as "the Epstein files". Those are documents within the justice department's possession related to its own investigation into Epstein.
Under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which President Trump signed into law last month, the DOJ has until 19 December to release its files. The extent of what's contained in the DOJ's files is unknown, and it's likely that much of the content will be heavily redacted, similar to House Oversight Committee materials.
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The House Oversight Committee has released a batch of around 70 photos from the estate of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
It's the third such release from a tranche of over 95,000 photos the committee has acquired from Epstein's estate. It includes images of quotes from the book Lolita written across a woman's body, and redacted images of women's foreign passports.
It comes hours before the 19 December deadline for the Department of Justice to release all files related to its investigation into Epstein.
"These new images raise more questions about what exactly the Department of Justice has in its possession," said ranking member of the committee, Robert Garcia.
What's in the images released
Some of the photos released on Thursday show Epstein speaking with professor and activist Noam Chomsky aboard a private plane; Bill Gates standing beside a woman whose face is redacted; Steve Bannon sitting at a desk across from Epstein, and former Alphabet president Sergey Brin at a dinner event. The BBC has attempted to contact each for comment.
These are the latest wealthy, powerful men to be seen in Epstein estate photos released by the House Oversight Committee - previously released photos also show US President Donald Trump and former president Bill Clinton, as well as film director Woody Allen, former US treasury secretary Larry Summers, attorney Alan Dershowitz, former prince Andrew Mountbatton-Windsor, and others.
Appearing in the photos is not evidence of any wrongdoing, and many of the pictured men have said they were never involved in Epstein's illegal activity.
In a statement accompanying the photo release, Democrats on the US House Oversight Committee said the Epstein estate did not provide context or timings for the pictures.
"Photos were selected to provide the public with transparency into a representative sample of the photos received from the estate, and to provide insights into Epstein's network and his extremely disturbing activities," the statement says.
The release also includes several photos of quotes from the Vladimir Nabokov novel Lolita written in black ink across different parts of a woman's body, like her chest, foot, hipbone, and back. Lolita tells the story of a young girl who was groomed by a middle-aged literature professor.
One quote from the book written across a woman's chest reads, "Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth".
There are also a number of photos of female passports and identification documents from countries around the world, including Lithuania, Russia, the Czech Republic, and Ukraine.
Most of the information on the documents, like names and birth dates, is redacted but the House Oversight Committee said in a press release that the passports belong to "women whom Jeffrey Epstein and his conspirators were engaging".
Another photo shows Epstein sitting at a desk closely surrounded by three female figures whose faces have been redacted - one has her hand on Epstein's chest under his shirt, and another is crouching to look at a nearby laptop. Epstein appears to be helping the third put on a bracelet.
The committee has thousands of images in its possession from the Epstein estate, which are "both graphic and mundane", its statement on Thursday explained.
The House Oversight Committee first subpoenaed the estate of Epstein, who died in a New York prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on allegations of sex trafficking, in August.
The photos and files the Epstein estate gave to the committee are separate from what is largely referred to as "the Epstein files". Those are documents within the justice department's possession related to its own investigation into Epstein.
Under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which President Trump signed into law last month, the DOJ has until 19 December to release its files. The extent of what's contained in the DOJ's files is unknown, and it's likely that much of the content will be heavily redacted, similar to House Oversight Committee materials.
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They are not releasing everything most likely as it can implicate Donald Trump and many other politicians and celebrities.
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Epstein files released with heavy redactions, sparking criticism and renewed scrutiny
The US Justice Department has released a tranche of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the files are heavily redacted, prompting criticism from senior Democrats and frustration among victims. Thousands more documents are expected in the coming weeks, yet the initial release has already intensified scrutiny of Epstein’s network and the handling of the case by authorities.
Among the newly published material are photographs and records that highlight Epstein’s jet-setting lifestyle and meticulous documentation of his connections. Images include appearances by well-known figures such as Michael Jackson, Bill Clinton, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and Richard Branson. Officials stress that being pictured or named in the files is not evidence of wrongdoing, and many of those identified have previously denied any involvement in Epstein’s crimes.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stated there has been “no effort” to redact President Donald Trump’s name from the files, insisting that names of prominent individuals are not being withheld. The White House echoed this stance, describing the Trump administration as “the most transparent in history” and pointing to its cooperation with congressional subpoenas. A court document released Friday alleged that Epstein introduced a 14-year-old girl to Trump in the 1990s, though Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing and said he severed ties with Epstein years before his arrest.
The files also include unusual items, such as a scanned copy of Massage for Dummies and multiple copies of Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. Wolff has acknowledged correspondence with Epstein, noting that Epstein discussed his relationship with Trump.
One striking image shows Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lying across the laps of women at Sandringham, with Ghislaine Maxwell smiling in the background. The photo adds to the scrutiny surrounding Andrew, who has already been stripped of his titles due to his links with Epstein. Other images feature Sarah Ferguson alongside women whose faces are obscured.
Victims have voiced disappointment at the extent of redactions, arguing that powerful men are being shielded. Maria Farmer, whose 1996 complaint to the FBI is included in the files, said she felt “redeemed” but also sorrowful for other victims. Another survivor, Marina Lacerda, described the redactions as unnecessary and called for full disclosure.
As thousands more documents are expected, the debate over transparency and accountability continues, with victims pressing for complete access to the files and lawmakers demanding answers about what has been withheld.
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The US Justice Department has released a tranche of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the files are heavily redacted, prompting criticism from senior Democrats and frustration among victims. Thousands more documents are expected in the coming weeks, yet the initial release has already intensified scrutiny of Epstein’s network and the handling of the case by authorities.
Among the newly published material are photographs and records that highlight Epstein’s jet-setting lifestyle and meticulous documentation of his connections. Images include appearances by well-known figures such as Michael Jackson, Bill Clinton, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and Richard Branson. Officials stress that being pictured or named in the files is not evidence of wrongdoing, and many of those identified have previously denied any involvement in Epstein’s crimes.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stated there has been “no effort” to redact President Donald Trump’s name from the files, insisting that names of prominent individuals are not being withheld. The White House echoed this stance, describing the Trump administration as “the most transparent in history” and pointing to its cooperation with congressional subpoenas. A court document released Friday alleged that Epstein introduced a 14-year-old girl to Trump in the 1990s, though Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing and said he severed ties with Epstein years before his arrest.
The files also include unusual items, such as a scanned copy of Massage for Dummies and multiple copies of Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. Wolff has acknowledged correspondence with Epstein, noting that Epstein discussed his relationship with Trump.
One striking image shows Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lying across the laps of women at Sandringham, with Ghislaine Maxwell smiling in the background. The photo adds to the scrutiny surrounding Andrew, who has already been stripped of his titles due to his links with Epstein. Other images feature Sarah Ferguson alongside women whose faces are obscured.
Victims have voiced disappointment at the extent of redactions, arguing that powerful men are being shielded. Maria Farmer, whose 1996 complaint to the FBI is included in the files, said she felt “redeemed” but also sorrowful for other victims. Another survivor, Marina Lacerda, described the redactions as unnecessary and called for full disclosure.
As thousands more documents are expected, the debate over transparency and accountability continues, with victims pressing for complete access to the files and lawmakers demanding answers about what has been withheld.
Epstein victims and lawmakers criticise number of files released and redactions
The White House says the Trump administration is "the most transparent in history" and has "done more for the victims than the Democrats ever have".
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Epstein files released with heavy redactions, sparking criticism and renewed scrutiny
The US Justice Department has released a tranche of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the files are heavily redacted, prompting criticism from senior Democrats and frustration among victims. Thousands more documents are expected in the coming weeks, yet the initial release has already intensified scrutiny of Epstein’s network and the handling of the case by authorities.
Among the newly published material are photographs and records that highlight Epstein’s jet-setting lifestyle and meticulous documentation of his connections. Images include appearances by well-known figures such as Michael Jackson, Bill Clinton, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and Richard Branson. Officials stress that being pictured or named in the files is not evidence of wrongdoing, and many of those identified have previously denied any involvement in Epstein’s crimes.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stated there has been “no effort” to redact President Donald Trump’s name from the files, insisting that names of prominent individuals are not being withheld. The White House echoed this stance, describing the Trump administration as “the most transparent in history” and pointing to its cooperation with congressional subpoenas. A court document released Friday alleged that Epstein introduced a 14-year-old girl to Trump in the 1990s, though Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing and said he severed ties with Epstein years before his arrest.
The files also include unusual items, such as a scanned copy of Massage for Dummies and multiple copies of Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. Wolff has acknowledged correspondence with Epstein, noting that Epstein discussed his relationship with Trump.
One striking image shows Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lying across the laps of women at Sandringham, with Ghislaine Maxwell smiling in the background. The photo adds to the scrutiny surrounding Andrew, who has already been stripped of his titles due to his links with Epstein. Other images feature Sarah Ferguson alongside women whose faces are obscured.
Victims have voiced disappointment at the extent of redactions, arguing that powerful men are being shielded. Maria Farmer, whose 1996 complaint to the FBI is included in the files, said she felt “redeemed” but also sorrowful for other victims. Another survivor, Marina Lacerda, described the redactions as unnecessary and called for full disclosure.
As thousands more documents are expected, the debate over transparency and accountability continues, with victims pressing for complete access to the files and lawmakers demanding answers about what has been withheld.
Epstein victims and lawmakers criticise number of files released and redactions
The White House says the Trump administration is "the most transparent in history" and has "done more for the victims than the Democrats ever have".
Question is why are there redactions?
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An email released by the US Department of Justice says Donald Trump was listed as a passenger on Jeffrey Epstein's private jet on eight flights between 1993 and 1996
The sender and recipient of the 2020 email - released as part of the so-called Epstein files - are redacted
But the message says that, on one flight, the only three passengers were Epstein, Trump, and a 20-year-old
Trump was a friend of Epstein's for years, but the president says they fell out years before Epstein was arrested
Trump has consistently denied wrongdoing in relation to Epstein - and his presence on the flights does not indicate wrongdoing
The email appears in the largest batch so far of the Epstein files - the documents it holds relating to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
The Department of Justice had been legally required to publish them all by the end of Friday - here's an overview of what's been released so far
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The sender and recipient of the 2020 email - released as part of the so-called Epstein files - are redacted
But the message says that, on one flight, the only three passengers were Epstein, Trump, and a 20-year-old
Trump was a friend of Epstein's for years, but the president says they fell out years before Epstein was arrested
Trump has consistently denied wrongdoing in relation to Epstein - and his presence on the flights does not indicate wrongdoing
The email appears in the largest batch so far of the Epstein files - the documents it holds relating to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
The Department of Justice had been legally required to publish them all by the end of Friday - here's an overview of what's been released so far
Epstein files: Email by 'A' from 'Balmoral' asked Ghislaine Maxwell for 'inappropriate friends'
The emails do not indicate any wrongdoing. The BBC has contacted Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's team for a response.
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An email released by the US Department of Justice says Donald Trump was listed as a passenger on Jeffrey Epstein's private jet on eight flights between 1993 and 1996
The sender and recipient of the 2020 email - released as part of the so-called Epstein files - are redacted
But the message says that, on one flight, the only three passengers were Epstein, Trump, and a 20-year-old
Trump was a friend of Epstein's for years, but the president says they fell out years before Epstein was arrested
Trump has consistently denied wrongdoing in relation to Epstein - and his presence on the flights does not indicate wrongdoing
The email appears in the largest batch so far of the Epstein files - the documents it holds relating to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
The Department of Justice had been legally required to publish them all by the end of Friday - here's an overview of what's been released so far
Epstein files: Email by 'A' from 'Balmoral' asked Ghislaine Maxwell for 'inappropriate friends'
The emails do not indicate any wrongdoing. The BBC has contacted Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's team for a response.
Not surprised. I suspect Trump did some shady things there. It is why he doesn't want to talk about it and tries to cover it up.
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I wonder why Tommy Robinson fans haven't commented on the ethnic heritage of these grooming pedos?
Any insights @Rajdeep
Any insights @Rajdeep
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Or Sir Elons fans. Apparently these White girls arent worth talking about. This is an elite grooming gang which not only controls billions in funds but controls whole govts.I wonder why Tommy Robinson fans haven't commented on the ethnic heritage of these grooming pedos?
Any insights @Rajdeep
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Didn't you say you were right wing everywhere?
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Or Sir Elons fans. Apparently these White girls arent worth talking about. This is an elite grooming gang which not only controls billions in funds but controls whole govts.
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Didn't you say you were right wing everywhere?
I see @Champ_Pal also piped up in the "Asian" grooming gang thread yesterday.
No opinion on the actual British Raj that partook in this grooming scandal? Prince Andrew would like some legal advice saaar!
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As I said the Hindutuva are finding this grooming gang of Rich, White men more of an ordial than we could ever imagine.I see @Champ_Pal also piped up in the "Asian" grooming gang thread yesterday.
No opinion on the actual British Raj that partook in this grooming scandal? Prince Andrew would like some legal advice saaar!
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Those that goaded us about those horrific grooming gangs from Muslim backgrounds have suddenly kacked themselves when it comes to discussing this grooming gang.
Is this Mossad/Epstein gang that controlled the Western Elite and abused young white girls not worth talking about. What that whole sordid episode showed is that MAGA,Sir Tommy, Sir Elon and all the grifters didn't care for the victims, they just used them like the abusers.
Is this Mossad/Epstein gang that controlled the Western Elite and abused young white girls not worth talking about. What that whole sordid episode showed is that MAGA,Sir Tommy, Sir Elon and all the grifters didn't care for the victims, they just used them like the abusers.
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Trump trips, a fake video and 10 possible co-conspirators - Takeaways from new Epstein files
The US Department of Justice released its latest - and largest - tranche of Jeffrey Epstein files on Tuesday.
The 11,000-plus documents continue a stream of released information that began on Friday, the deadline mandated in a new law that required the department to publicly release all of its investigative files into the deceased paedophile and financier.
Many of the documents released on Tuesday are redacted with names and information blacked out, including names of people who the FBI appears to cite as possible co-conspirators in the Epstein case.
The justice department is facing criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle over the amount of redactions, which the law specifically states can only be done to protect the identity of victims or active criminal investigations.
President Donald Trump's name appeared more in these new documents than in previous releases. Many were media clippings that mention him, but one notable email from a federal prosecutor indicated Trump flew on Epstein's jet.
The justice department said some files "contain untrue and sensationalist claims" about Trump.
Being mentioned in the Epstein files does not indicate wrongdoing. BBC has requested comment from individuals named in our reporting.
Email exchange between 'A' and Ghislaine Maxwell about 'girls'
Of the thousands of pages included in this latest release, one 2001 email sent by a person identified as "A" stands out.
The message, to Epstein's accomplice and close associate Ghislaine Maxwell, says that "A" is at "Balmoral Summer Camp for the Royal Family".
"A" then asks Maxwell, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022 for sex trafficking of minors and other offences: "Have you found me some new inappropriate friends?"
In another email sent later that day, Maxwell writes back: "So sorry to dissapoint [sic] you, however the truth must be told. I have only been able to find appropriate friends."
The "A" email was sent from the address abx17@dial.pipex.com, with the sender's name shown as "The Invisible Man".
An image from a prior Epstein files release showed a different, but similar email - aace@dial.pipex.com - listed in Epstein's phone book under a contact titled "Duke of York".
Another exchange in the new files between Maxwell and "The Invisible Man" discusses a trip to Peru.
In October, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lost use of his Duke of York title following scrutiny over his links with Epstein.
He has repeatedly denied all wrongdoing, and said he did not "see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to his [Epstein's] arrest and conviction".
The BBC has contacted Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's team for a response.
FBI email lists out 10 alleged co-conspirators to Epstein
The emails said six of the 10 co-conspirators had been served with subpoenas. This included three in Florida, one in Boston, one in New York City, and one in Connecticut.
Four subpoenas were yet to be served when the emails were sent, including to one "wealthy businessman in Ohio".
Another email sent to FBI New York gives an update on the co-conspirators. This time it appears to mention multiple names. Most are redacted from the file.
Two names were not redacted – (Ghislaine) Maxwell and Wexner.
An email says, "I do not know about Ohio contacting Wexner".
The email is presumably referring to Former Victoria's Secret CEO Les Wexner, who had a public friendship with Epstein. In 2019, Wexner said he was "embarrassed" by his ties to the financier.
Lawyers for Wexner told BBC News that "the assistant U.S. attorney in charge of the Epstein investigation stated at the time that Mr. Wexner was neither a co-conspirator nor target".
"Mr. Wexner cooperated fully by providing background information on Epstein and was never contacted again," they said.
Possible co-conspirators in Epstein's crimes are a major focus for his victims, and for several lawmakers who have demanded more transparency from the DOJ.
"There's 10 co-conspirators potentially that we knew nothing about that the DOJ had been investigating," Democrat Congressman Suhas Subramanyam told BBC News on Tuesday.
Subramanyam, who sits on the House Oversight Committee, added that he was also "concerned" over the level of redactions that protect names of lawyers and people who are not victims. Lawmakers in both parties have said they are examining legal options to force more transparency.
The law passed by Congress and signed by President Trump states names and information that might be embarrassing or cause "reputational harm" are not allowed to be redacted and specifically asks the justice department for internal communications and memos detailing who was investigated and decisions concerning "to charge, not charge, investigate, or decline to investigate Epstein or his associates".
Justice Department says Epstein letter to Larry Nassar is a fake
A letter included in the released batch of documents got a lot of attention online. But, according to the justice department, it is fake.
The handwritten letter and envelope at first appeared to show Epstein writing to Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics doctor who is serving decades in prison for sexually abusing young female athletes.
"As you know by now I have taken the 'short route' home. Good luck!" the faux letter states. "We shared one thing…our love & caring for young ladies and the hope they'd reach their full potential."
The writer signs it, "Life is unfair, Yours, J. Epstein."
The letter had been deemed undeliverable, and was sent back to a Manhattan jail where Epstein was detained before his death.
The FBI was alerted to the returned letter and requested an analysis of it. That request was also included in the releases batch of documents.
The justice department on Tuesday called the letter a fake, noting several irregularities with the note and the envelope that held it.
"The writing does not appear to match Jeffrey Epstein's," the justice department wrote on X.
"The return address did not list the jail where Epstein was held and did not include his inmate number, which is required for outgoing mail," they added.
Officials pointed out the envelope bore a postmark from northern Virginia - noting that Epstein was detained in New York. It was also postmarked on 13 August 2019, three days after Epstein died.
Even before the justice department's announcement of it being fake, the documents raised immediate questions.
The return sender was listed as "J. Epstein" at "Manhattan Correctional" - but the correct name for the now-shuttered jail was "Metropolitan Correctional Center".
The documents released on Tuesday also show the analysis request by the FBI.
A FBI laboratory request stated that in August 2019, a sender listed as "J. Epstein" at "Manhattan Correctional" tried to send a letter to "Larry Nassar at 9300 S. Wilmot Road, Tucson, Arizona, 85756", the address of a federal prison.
Nassar is currently incarcerated in Pennsylvania, according to the Bureau of Prisons.
Trump's travels aboard Epstein's private jet
Trump's name appears more in these files than in other batches of documents released by the justice department.
Notably, in a January 2020 email, a federal prosecutor in New York wrote that newly received flight records "reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported (or that we were aware)".
The recipient of the email was redacted.
Trump was listed as a passenger on "at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996", and Ghislaine Maxwell was present on at least four of those flights, the prosecutor wrote. Trump was also "listed as having traveled with, among others and at various times, Marla Maples, his daughter Tiffany, and his son Eric".
Trump was previously married to Marla Maples, Tiffany's mother, from 1993 to 1999.
The prosecutor also wrote that "on one flight in 1993, he and Epstein are the only two listed passengers; on another, the only three passengers are Epstein, Trump, and then-20-year-old", with the third passenger's name redacted.
"On two other flights, two of the passengers, respectively, were women who would be possible witnesses in a Maxwell case."
The timing of the trips coincide with years in which federal prosecutors were examining Maxwell's conduct and travels as part of the criminal case they brought against her. She was ultimately found guilty of conspiring with Epstein to recruit and sexually abuse minors.
But throughout the files released on Tuesday, many of the other mentions of Trump's name are simply in press clippings mentioning him, his campaigns, and other news moments.
Trump has repeatedly denied wrongdoing in regards to Epstein.
In a statement accompanying Tuesday's release, the Department of Justice said the new files "contain untrue and sensationalist claims made against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election".
"To be clear: the claims are unfounded and false, and if they had a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already," the justice department said.
Fake video of Epstein included
Among one of the odder entries in Tuesday's document drop was a fake video showing an Epstein-like figure in a prison cell, which raised questions of how it had appeared in the department's official files.
Other documents showed that a man from Florida sent an email to federal investigators in March 2021 with a link to the video. He asked if it was real, but it is not.
BBC Verify used a reverse image search to find a copy of the video had been uploaded to YouTube in October 2020. The user who posted it said the clip had been created using 3D graphics.
According to a 2023 report by the Bureau of Prisons, no video recording from inside Epstein's cell on the day of his death exists.
The fake video's inclusion in this release gives a glimpse of the questions that federal authorities have received from the general public, many of whom, having heard conspiracy theories or harboured doubts for years, want answers about Epstein's life and death.
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The US Department of Justice released its latest - and largest - tranche of Jeffrey Epstein files on Tuesday.
The 11,000-plus documents continue a stream of released information that began on Friday, the deadline mandated in a new law that required the department to publicly release all of its investigative files into the deceased paedophile and financier.
Many of the documents released on Tuesday are redacted with names and information blacked out, including names of people who the FBI appears to cite as possible co-conspirators in the Epstein case.
The justice department is facing criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle over the amount of redactions, which the law specifically states can only be done to protect the identity of victims or active criminal investigations.
President Donald Trump's name appeared more in these new documents than in previous releases. Many were media clippings that mention him, but one notable email from a federal prosecutor indicated Trump flew on Epstein's jet.
The justice department said some files "contain untrue and sensationalist claims" about Trump.
Being mentioned in the Epstein files does not indicate wrongdoing. BBC has requested comment from individuals named in our reporting.
Email exchange between 'A' and Ghislaine Maxwell about 'girls'
Of the thousands of pages included in this latest release, one 2001 email sent by a person identified as "A" stands out.
The message, to Epstein's accomplice and close associate Ghislaine Maxwell, says that "A" is at "Balmoral Summer Camp for the Royal Family".
"A" then asks Maxwell, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022 for sex trafficking of minors and other offences: "Have you found me some new inappropriate friends?"
In another email sent later that day, Maxwell writes back: "So sorry to dissapoint [sic] you, however the truth must be told. I have only been able to find appropriate friends."
The "A" email was sent from the address abx17@dial.pipex.com, with the sender's name shown as "The Invisible Man".
An image from a prior Epstein files release showed a different, but similar email - aace@dial.pipex.com - listed in Epstein's phone book under a contact titled "Duke of York".
Another exchange in the new files between Maxwell and "The Invisible Man" discusses a trip to Peru.
In October, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lost use of his Duke of York title following scrutiny over his links with Epstein.
He has repeatedly denied all wrongdoing, and said he did not "see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to his [Epstein's] arrest and conviction".
The BBC has contacted Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's team for a response.
FBI email lists out 10 alleged co-conspirators to Epstein
The emails said six of the 10 co-conspirators had been served with subpoenas. This included three in Florida, one in Boston, one in New York City, and one in Connecticut.
Four subpoenas were yet to be served when the emails were sent, including to one "wealthy businessman in Ohio".
Another email sent to FBI New York gives an update on the co-conspirators. This time it appears to mention multiple names. Most are redacted from the file.
Two names were not redacted – (Ghislaine) Maxwell and Wexner.
An email says, "I do not know about Ohio contacting Wexner".
The email is presumably referring to Former Victoria's Secret CEO Les Wexner, who had a public friendship with Epstein. In 2019, Wexner said he was "embarrassed" by his ties to the financier.
Lawyers for Wexner told BBC News that "the assistant U.S. attorney in charge of the Epstein investigation stated at the time that Mr. Wexner was neither a co-conspirator nor target".
"Mr. Wexner cooperated fully by providing background information on Epstein and was never contacted again," they said.
Possible co-conspirators in Epstein's crimes are a major focus for his victims, and for several lawmakers who have demanded more transparency from the DOJ.
"There's 10 co-conspirators potentially that we knew nothing about that the DOJ had been investigating," Democrat Congressman Suhas Subramanyam told BBC News on Tuesday.
Subramanyam, who sits on the House Oversight Committee, added that he was also "concerned" over the level of redactions that protect names of lawyers and people who are not victims. Lawmakers in both parties have said they are examining legal options to force more transparency.
The law passed by Congress and signed by President Trump states names and information that might be embarrassing or cause "reputational harm" are not allowed to be redacted and specifically asks the justice department for internal communications and memos detailing who was investigated and decisions concerning "to charge, not charge, investigate, or decline to investigate Epstein or his associates".
Justice Department says Epstein letter to Larry Nassar is a fake
A letter included in the released batch of documents got a lot of attention online. But, according to the justice department, it is fake.
The handwritten letter and envelope at first appeared to show Epstein writing to Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics doctor who is serving decades in prison for sexually abusing young female athletes.
"As you know by now I have taken the 'short route' home. Good luck!" the faux letter states. "We shared one thing…our love & caring for young ladies and the hope they'd reach their full potential."
The writer signs it, "Life is unfair, Yours, J. Epstein."
The letter had been deemed undeliverable, and was sent back to a Manhattan jail where Epstein was detained before his death.
The FBI was alerted to the returned letter and requested an analysis of it. That request was also included in the releases batch of documents.
The justice department on Tuesday called the letter a fake, noting several irregularities with the note and the envelope that held it.
"The writing does not appear to match Jeffrey Epstein's," the justice department wrote on X.
"The return address did not list the jail where Epstein was held and did not include his inmate number, which is required for outgoing mail," they added.
Officials pointed out the envelope bore a postmark from northern Virginia - noting that Epstein was detained in New York. It was also postmarked on 13 August 2019, three days after Epstein died.
Even before the justice department's announcement of it being fake, the documents raised immediate questions.
The return sender was listed as "J. Epstein" at "Manhattan Correctional" - but the correct name for the now-shuttered jail was "Metropolitan Correctional Center".
The documents released on Tuesday also show the analysis request by the FBI.
A FBI laboratory request stated that in August 2019, a sender listed as "J. Epstein" at "Manhattan Correctional" tried to send a letter to "Larry Nassar at 9300 S. Wilmot Road, Tucson, Arizona, 85756", the address of a federal prison.
Nassar is currently incarcerated in Pennsylvania, according to the Bureau of Prisons.
Trump's travels aboard Epstein's private jet
Trump's name appears more in these files than in other batches of documents released by the justice department.
Notably, in a January 2020 email, a federal prosecutor in New York wrote that newly received flight records "reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported (or that we were aware)".
The recipient of the email was redacted.
Trump was listed as a passenger on "at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996", and Ghislaine Maxwell was present on at least four of those flights, the prosecutor wrote. Trump was also "listed as having traveled with, among others and at various times, Marla Maples, his daughter Tiffany, and his son Eric".
Trump was previously married to Marla Maples, Tiffany's mother, from 1993 to 1999.
The prosecutor also wrote that "on one flight in 1993, he and Epstein are the only two listed passengers; on another, the only three passengers are Epstein, Trump, and then-20-year-old", with the third passenger's name redacted.
"On two other flights, two of the passengers, respectively, were women who would be possible witnesses in a Maxwell case."
The timing of the trips coincide with years in which federal prosecutors were examining Maxwell's conduct and travels as part of the criminal case they brought against her. She was ultimately found guilty of conspiring with Epstein to recruit and sexually abuse minors.
But throughout the files released on Tuesday, many of the other mentions of Trump's name are simply in press clippings mentioning him, his campaigns, and other news moments.
Trump has repeatedly denied wrongdoing in regards to Epstein.
In a statement accompanying Tuesday's release, the Department of Justice said the new files "contain untrue and sensationalist claims made against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election".
"To be clear: the claims are unfounded and false, and if they had a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already," the justice department said.
Fake video of Epstein included
Among one of the odder entries in Tuesday's document drop was a fake video showing an Epstein-like figure in a prison cell, which raised questions of how it had appeared in the department's official files.
Other documents showed that a man from Florida sent an email to federal investigators in March 2021 with a link to the video. He asked if it was real, but it is not.
BBC Verify used a reverse image search to find a copy of the video had been uploaded to YouTube in October 2020. The user who posted it said the clip had been created using 3D graphics.
According to a 2023 report by the Bureau of Prisons, no video recording from inside Epstein's cell on the day of his death exists.
The fake video's inclusion in this release gives a glimpse of the questions that federal authorities have received from the general public, many of whom, having heard conspiracy theories or harboured doubts for years, want answers about Epstein's life and death.
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What is worse is that these aren't the dregs of society like the ones from Muslim/Pakistani society that the Indian posters were crowing about, these are the ELITE members spanning several countries and all have a similar racial profile.But why are the Indian posters silent on this?
There can be only one answer. It is because they MUST bow low to the British Raj and their offshoots!
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In other words, the cult are Elite-Peado sympathisers.What is worse is that these aren't the dregs of society like the ones from Muslim/Pakistani society that the Indian posters were crowing about, these are the ELITE members spanning several countries and all have a similar racial profile.But why are the Indian posters silent on this?
There can be only one answer. It is because they MUST bow low to the British Raj and their offshoots!
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Cant understand why they sympathize so much with their former Colonial masters. Its actually embarrassing.
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They don't just sympathise. They still unconsciously see them as their masters, but the colonisation is mental and not geographical these days. This is why they must speak for them and why they are often referred to as fudge brownies on popular social media.
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Officials discover a million more documents potentially related to Epstein case
US authorities have discovered more than a million more documents potentially related to the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein that they plan to release in the coming days and weeks, officials say.
The FBI and federal prosecutors in New York informed the Department of Justice (DoJ) of the discovery.
"We have lawyers working around the clock to review and make the legally required redactions to protect victims, and we will release the documents as soon as possible," the DoJ said on Wednesday.
The department said it could take "a few more weeks" before all the files are released. The DoJ has been under scrutiny after not releasing all Epstein files by 19 December, the deadline mandated under a new law.
The agency said it would "continue to fully comply with federal law and President Trump's direction to release the files".
The statement did not specify how the FBI and the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York came across the additional material. Epstein had been facing charges of sex trafficking minors in the state when he died awaiting trial in a New York prison.
The news comes after the justice department released thousands of documents - some heavily redacted - related to their investigations into Epstein.
The department has been releasing the documents in batches and top officials have said hundreds of thousands of documents still are to be released.
The files were released after Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act - signed into law by US President Donald Trump - that ordered the agency to share all the documents with the public while protecting victims' identities.
Many of the released documents, which include videos, photos, emails and investigative documents, have heavy redactions, including names of people the FBI appears to cite as possible co-conspirators in the Epstein case.
The justice department has faced criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle over the amount of redactions, which the law permits only to protect victims' identities and active criminal investigations.
In a post on X after the discovery of the additional documents was announced, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, a congressional panel that has been investigating the Epstein saga, accused the White House of “illegally” withholding the files.
“Every day we see lies, incompetence, missed deadlines, and illegal redactions,” Representative Robert Garcia said in a statement.
The law passed by Congress and signed last month by Trump states that names and information that might be embarrassing or cause "reputational harm" are not allowed to be redacted.
It specifically asks the DoJ for internal communications and memos detailing who was investigated and decisions on whether "to charge, not charge, investigate, or decline to investigate Epstein or his associates".
Included in the documents are emails appearing to be exchanged between FBI personnel in 2019 that mention 10 possible "co-conspirators" of Epstein.
The emails said six of the group had been served with subpoenas. This included three in Florida, one in Boston, one in New York City, and one in Connecticut.
Possible co-conspirators in Epstein's crimes are a major focus for his victims, and for several lawmakers who have demanded more transparency from the justice department.
Previous releases of Epstein documents have included revelations that reverberated across the Atlantic.
Peter Mandelson was sacked as the UK's ambassador to the US after details emerged about his friendship with the convicted paedophile, and that he told Epstein "I think the world of you", the day before Epstein began his sentence for soliciting prostitution from a minor in June 2008.
Lord Mandelson said in a letter to staff that "I deeply regret" the circumstances of his departure from the British embassy in Washington DC. He said being ambassador had been "the privilege of my life" and he continued "to feel utterly awful about my association with Epstein twenty years ago and the plight of his victims".
In October, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lost his prince title and was asked to leave his Windsor mansion, Royal Lodge, following prolonged scrutiny over his links to Epstein.
In the latest release of files on Tuesday, a 2001 email sent by a person identified as "A" from "Balmoral" to Epstein's accomplice and close associate Ghislaine Maxwell - who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022 for sex trafficking of minors and other offences- asks: "Have you found me some new inappropriate friends?"
The BBC has contacted Andrew's team for a response. He has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, and said he did not "see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to his [Epstein's] arrest and conviction".
BBC
US authorities have discovered more than a million more documents potentially related to the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein that they plan to release in the coming days and weeks, officials say.
The FBI and federal prosecutors in New York informed the Department of Justice (DoJ) of the discovery.
"We have lawyers working around the clock to review and make the legally required redactions to protect victims, and we will release the documents as soon as possible," the DoJ said on Wednesday.
The department said it could take "a few more weeks" before all the files are released. The DoJ has been under scrutiny after not releasing all Epstein files by 19 December, the deadline mandated under a new law.
The agency said it would "continue to fully comply with federal law and President Trump's direction to release the files".
The statement did not specify how the FBI and the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York came across the additional material. Epstein had been facing charges of sex trafficking minors in the state when he died awaiting trial in a New York prison.
The news comes after the justice department released thousands of documents - some heavily redacted - related to their investigations into Epstein.
The department has been releasing the documents in batches and top officials have said hundreds of thousands of documents still are to be released.
The files were released after Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act - signed into law by US President Donald Trump - that ordered the agency to share all the documents with the public while protecting victims' identities.
Many of the released documents, which include videos, photos, emails and investigative documents, have heavy redactions, including names of people the FBI appears to cite as possible co-conspirators in the Epstein case.
The justice department has faced criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle over the amount of redactions, which the law permits only to protect victims' identities and active criminal investigations.
In a post on X after the discovery of the additional documents was announced, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, a congressional panel that has been investigating the Epstein saga, accused the White House of “illegally” withholding the files.
“Every day we see lies, incompetence, missed deadlines, and illegal redactions,” Representative Robert Garcia said in a statement.
The law passed by Congress and signed last month by Trump states that names and information that might be embarrassing or cause "reputational harm" are not allowed to be redacted.
It specifically asks the DoJ for internal communications and memos detailing who was investigated and decisions on whether "to charge, not charge, investigate, or decline to investigate Epstein or his associates".
Included in the documents are emails appearing to be exchanged between FBI personnel in 2019 that mention 10 possible "co-conspirators" of Epstein.
The emails said six of the group had been served with subpoenas. This included three in Florida, one in Boston, one in New York City, and one in Connecticut.
Possible co-conspirators in Epstein's crimes are a major focus for his victims, and for several lawmakers who have demanded more transparency from the justice department.
Previous releases of Epstein documents have included revelations that reverberated across the Atlantic.
Peter Mandelson was sacked as the UK's ambassador to the US after details emerged about his friendship with the convicted paedophile, and that he told Epstein "I think the world of you", the day before Epstein began his sentence for soliciting prostitution from a minor in June 2008.
Lord Mandelson said in a letter to staff that "I deeply regret" the circumstances of his departure from the British embassy in Washington DC. He said being ambassador had been "the privilege of my life" and he continued "to feel utterly awful about my association with Epstein twenty years ago and the plight of his victims".
In October, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lost his prince title and was asked to leave his Windsor mansion, Royal Lodge, following prolonged scrutiny over his links to Epstein.
In the latest release of files on Tuesday, a 2001 email sent by a person identified as "A" from "Balmoral" to Epstein's accomplice and close associate Ghislaine Maxwell - who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022 for sex trafficking of minors and other offences- asks: "Have you found me some new inappropriate friends?"
The BBC has contacted Andrew's team for a response. He has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, and said he did not "see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to his [Epstein's] arrest and conviction".
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Bill and Hillary Clinton refuse to testify in House Epstein investigation
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I was right! Epstein mentioned Modi going to "sing and dance" for Israelis at the request of Trump.
All those fake propaganda they share about Pakistan and their PM was a literal court jester for Epstein, Trump and Israel.
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At this stage we should start making a list of people who are not part of the files.
Would be shorter.
Would be shorter.
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Would you rather be known as a Terrorist, a Peado, or both?
Modi falls under both given how he views women and children according to his cult and is subservient to the Swatsika. Now he has been caught ORANGE handed.
Take them all down. Every single cult member.
Modi falls under both given how he views women and children according to his cult and is subservient to the Swatsika. Now he has been caught ORANGE handed.
Take them all down. Every single cult member.
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Oh. My. God.
Say what you want about Pakistan, nothing comes close to this utter melt of a Hindutva Cult leader. No doubt in my mind Modi was making the most of his visit after his ban from entering Amreeka.
Now we also know why Modi was calling his Swatsika buddy, Bibi, it was all about the Epstein list!
Modi showing the world the auqaat of cult India - subservient for an eternity.
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Dancing for other leaders is humiliation . It’s a sign of submission and willingness to do what they order .
Indian public should be outraged but will instead become defensive, another sign of submission
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I Apologize inbehalf of the British Empire in which the Trauma they caused during colonization. The effects are still evident
Modi is a marasi
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I Apologize inbehalf of the British Empire in which the Trauma they caused during colonization. The effects are still evident
This deserves a seperate thread
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His cult will be asking why didn't Modi go for full blown Rodeo show!? Dancing like a clown for a clown and a wanted war criminal is one thing but riding cows would be the pinnacle of cult worship!
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Nach basanti nach!
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I'm reading the replies on the tweet.
This video is just a belter!
This video is just a belter!
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Disgusting the files not named the song !!
If I was a betting man … Dosti
If I was a betting man … Dosti
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It is our role as human beings to ensure that every human on Earth is aware of Modi, and his cult India and subservient behaviour. This is the real India - singing and dancing.
Do not let them live this one out. Humiliation all round every day every second.
Do not let them live this one out. Humiliation all round every day every second.
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Is Godi media denying this? I'm sure they are, but their cult propaganda only works amongst the cult in India!
The world now knows. The oranges are out the bag.
The world now knows. The oranges are out the bag.
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I suspected it as soon the first batch of files got released, and mentioned it on PP somewhere. He seems a weird guy man and is "friends" with other weirdos.LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Modi and Epstein. Never saw this coming.
Plot twist.
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Nach Gujratan Nach.
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Theyre dancing around the subject atm.
BJP confirmed his visit but denied any allegations of moonwalking
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Moonwalking is tough, I never was able to pull it off in my youth, but imagine this melt moonwalking in a sari.
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Jewlendra! This news will be the gift that will keep on giving, for an eternity.
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Lol didn't saw this coming, as usual sanghis are silent on this.
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There are not many threads for them to hide today. Like Modi they were singing and dancing on the EU trade deal thread until I posted a video of white Brits mocking the Indians openly and showing them their status over here.
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Clintons agree to testify on Epstein as vote looms to hold them in contempt of Congress
Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary of State, have agreed to testify in the congressional investigation into late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
It comes days before a vote on whether to hold the couple in criminal contempt for refusing to appear before the House Oversight Committee after a months-long standoff.
Bill Clinton was acquainted with Epstein, who died in prison in 2019, but has denied knowledge of his sex offending and says he cut off contact two decades ago.
It's unclear when the depositions will take place, but it will be the first time a former US president has testified to a congressional panel since Gerald Ford did so in 1983.
The House Oversight Committee, led by Republicans, approved the measure to hold the Clintons in contempt late last month, with the support of several Democrats.
On Monday evening, Bill Clinton's deputy chief of staff Angel Ureña posted on X confirming the couple would appear before the panel.
"They negotiated in good faith," Ureña wrote in a tweet directed at the House Oversight Committee. "You did not.
"They told you under oath what they know, but you don't care. But the former President and former Secretary of State will be there. They look forward to setting a precedent that applies to everyone."
Both Clintons say they previously provided the committee with sworn statements and have already provided the "limited information" they had on Epstein.
The couple had dismissed the legal summonses as "nothing more than a ploy to attempt to embarrass political rivals, as President Trump has directed".
Bill Clinton has never been accused of wrongdoing by survivors of Epstein's abuse, and has denied knowledge of his sex offending.
Epstein's private jet logs show that Clinton took four international flights in 2002 and 2003.
The former president also appears at the late financier's estate in photos that were among a batch of records released by the justice department to comply with a law passed by Congress mandating the disclosure of all investigative material relating to the late convicted paedophile.
One picture shows the former president swimming in a pool, and another shows him lying on his back with his hands behind his head in what appears to be a hot tub.
Ureña, Clinton's spokesman, said at the time the photos were released in December that they were decades old and Clinton had stopped associating with Epstein before his crimes came to light.
The Clintons wrote a letter to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer last month criticising his handling of the Epstein investigation.
"The decisions you have made, and the priorities you have set as chairman regarding the Epstein investigation, have prevented progress in discovering the facts about the government's role," the letter said.
They added: "There is no plausible explanation for what you are doing other than partisan politics."
Comer previously noted the subpoenas to the Clintons were approved in a bipartisan vote and said "no-one is above the law".
"We communicated with President Clinton's legal team for months now, giving them opportunity after opportunity to come in, to give us a day, and they continue to delay, delay, delay," said the Kentucky Republican.
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Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary of State, have agreed to testify in the congressional investigation into late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
It comes days before a vote on whether to hold the couple in criminal contempt for refusing to appear before the House Oversight Committee after a months-long standoff.
Bill Clinton was acquainted with Epstein, who died in prison in 2019, but has denied knowledge of his sex offending and says he cut off contact two decades ago.
It's unclear when the depositions will take place, but it will be the first time a former US president has testified to a congressional panel since Gerald Ford did so in 1983.
The House Oversight Committee, led by Republicans, approved the measure to hold the Clintons in contempt late last month, with the support of several Democrats.
On Monday evening, Bill Clinton's deputy chief of staff Angel Ureña posted on X confirming the couple would appear before the panel.
"They negotiated in good faith," Ureña wrote in a tweet directed at the House Oversight Committee. "You did not.
"They told you under oath what they know, but you don't care. But the former President and former Secretary of State will be there. They look forward to setting a precedent that applies to everyone."
Both Clintons say they previously provided the committee with sworn statements and have already provided the "limited information" they had on Epstein.
The couple had dismissed the legal summonses as "nothing more than a ploy to attempt to embarrass political rivals, as President Trump has directed".
Bill Clinton has never been accused of wrongdoing by survivors of Epstein's abuse, and has denied knowledge of his sex offending.
Epstein's private jet logs show that Clinton took four international flights in 2002 and 2003.
The former president also appears at the late financier's estate in photos that were among a batch of records released by the justice department to comply with a law passed by Congress mandating the disclosure of all investigative material relating to the late convicted paedophile.
One picture shows the former president swimming in a pool, and another shows him lying on his back with his hands behind his head in what appears to be a hot tub.
Ureña, Clinton's spokesman, said at the time the photos were released in December that they were decades old and Clinton had stopped associating with Epstein before his crimes came to light.
The Clintons wrote a letter to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer last month criticising his handling of the Epstein investigation.
"The decisions you have made, and the priorities you have set as chairman regarding the Epstein investigation, have prevented progress in discovering the facts about the government's role," the letter said.
They added: "There is no plausible explanation for what you are doing other than partisan politics."
Comer previously noted the subpoenas to the Clintons were approved in a bipartisan vote and said "no-one is above the law".
"We communicated with President Clinton's legal team for months now, giving them opportunity after opportunity to come in, to give us a day, and they continue to delay, delay, delay," said the Kentucky Republican.
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Police investigate Mandelson over claims he leaked information to Epstein
The Metropolitan Police has launched a criminal investigation into Peter Mandelson over allegations of misconduct in public office.
It comes after the former Labour minister and US ambassador was accused of passing market-sensitive government information to US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Emails released by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) appear to show Lord Mandelson forwarded information to Epstein when he was business secretary under former Prime Minister Gordon Brown in 2009.
Lord Mandelson did not respond to requests for comment but the BBC understands his position is that he has not acted in any way criminally and that he was not motivated by financial gain.
A government spokesperson said: "The government stands ready to provide whatever support and assistance the police need."
Lord Mandelson - who was sacked as the UK's ambassador to the US last year - has told parliamentary authorities he intends to resign from the House of Lords on Wednesday.
On Monday, the Scottish National Party and Reform UK said they had reported the peer to Scotland Yard and on Tuesday, the UK government said it had referred material to the police after assessing emails Lord Mandelson appeared to have sent to Epstein while he was business secretary.
A No 10 spokesperson said an "initial review" of the documents had found they contained "likely market sensitive information surrounding the 2008 financial crash".
Brown - who was prime minister between 2007 and 2010 - said he had written to Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley with "relevant" information relating to Lord Mandelson's apparent correspondence with Epstein.
Brown said he had shared with police a letter he had sent in September asking the cabinet secretary to "investigate the veracity of information contained in the Epstein papers regarding the sale of assets arising from the banking collapse and communications about them between Lord Mandelson and Mr Epstein".
Brown said the alleged correspondence was an "inexcusable and unpatriotic act at a time when the whole government and country were attempting to address the global financial crisis".
In a statement, Met Police Commander Ella Marriott said: "Following the further release of millions of court documents in relation to Jeffrey Epstein by the United States Department of Justice, the Met received a number of reports into alleged misconduct in public office including a referral from the UK government.
"I can confirm that the Metropolitan Police has now launched an investigation into a 72-year-old man, a former government minister, for misconduct in public office offences.
"The Met will continue to assess all relevant information brought to our attention as part of this investigation and won't be commenting any further at this time."
Over the weekend, Lord Mandelson reiterated his regret about his continued association with Epstein, apologising "unequivocally to the women and the girls who suffered".
Although Lord Mandelson will no longer be a member of the Lords once he has stepped down, he will retain his life peerage, a title which can only be removed by an Act of Parliament.
A No 10 spokesperson said the government was drafting legislation that would ensure Lord Mandelson's peerage could be removed "as quickly as possible".
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer began his Tuesday morning Cabinet meeting by saying Lord Mandelson had "let his country down" and that the alleged passing on of emails was "disgraceful", according to Downing Street.
Sir Keir also told his senior ministers he was "not reassured that the totality of the information had yet emerged".
The apparent emails between Lord Mandelson and Epstein were part of a huge release of documents by the DoJ on Friday.
Emails released in the files from 2008 appear to show Lord Mandelson - who was then business secretary - discussing the government's plans for a one-off tax on bankers' bonuses with Epstein.
Other emails published in the tranche of documents from the DoJ appear to suggest:
He also said he believed allegations that Epstein had made financial payments to him 20 years ago were false.
Lord Mandelson's friendship with Epstein was known when he was appointed as US ambassador in 2024, but he was sacked last year when embarrassing details about their association were released.
No 10 is now facing questions about its vetting process, and how much it knew about the friendship when it decided to make the appointment.
The government will confirm on Wednesday that it is willing to publish information relating to its decision to appoint Lord Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US.
The Conservatives are planning to use a parliamentary technique known as a humble address to attempt to compel ministers to release the information.
Humble addresses, if agreed, are understood to be binding on the House.
The Tories have devoted considerable time to ensure the wording makes it very difficult for Labour MPs to vote against it.
But the government has suggested an amendment to it, which would promise to release the information "except papers prejudicial to UK national security or international relations".
It isn't expected any information would be released immediately.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the prime minister had "a lot of questions to answer" about the appointment of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador, adding Sir Keir "should not try and distract anyone by talking about removing peerages or investigations".
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has called for a public inquiry into how Epstein had been able to "gain access to the heart of the British political establishment".
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The Metropolitan Police has launched a criminal investigation into Peter Mandelson over allegations of misconduct in public office.
It comes after the former Labour minister and US ambassador was accused of passing market-sensitive government information to US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Emails released by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) appear to show Lord Mandelson forwarded information to Epstein when he was business secretary under former Prime Minister Gordon Brown in 2009.
Lord Mandelson did not respond to requests for comment but the BBC understands his position is that he has not acted in any way criminally and that he was not motivated by financial gain.
A government spokesperson said: "The government stands ready to provide whatever support and assistance the police need."
Lord Mandelson - who was sacked as the UK's ambassador to the US last year - has told parliamentary authorities he intends to resign from the House of Lords on Wednesday.
On Monday, the Scottish National Party and Reform UK said they had reported the peer to Scotland Yard and on Tuesday, the UK government said it had referred material to the police after assessing emails Lord Mandelson appeared to have sent to Epstein while he was business secretary.
A No 10 spokesperson said an "initial review" of the documents had found they contained "likely market sensitive information surrounding the 2008 financial crash".
Brown - who was prime minister between 2007 and 2010 - said he had written to Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley with "relevant" information relating to Lord Mandelson's apparent correspondence with Epstein.
Brown said he had shared with police a letter he had sent in September asking the cabinet secretary to "investigate the veracity of information contained in the Epstein papers regarding the sale of assets arising from the banking collapse and communications about them between Lord Mandelson and Mr Epstein".
Brown said the alleged correspondence was an "inexcusable and unpatriotic act at a time when the whole government and country were attempting to address the global financial crisis".
In a statement, Met Police Commander Ella Marriott said: "Following the further release of millions of court documents in relation to Jeffrey Epstein by the United States Department of Justice, the Met received a number of reports into alleged misconduct in public office including a referral from the UK government.
"I can confirm that the Metropolitan Police has now launched an investigation into a 72-year-old man, a former government minister, for misconduct in public office offences.
"The Met will continue to assess all relevant information brought to our attention as part of this investigation and won't be commenting any further at this time."
Over the weekend, Lord Mandelson reiterated his regret about his continued association with Epstein, apologising "unequivocally to the women and the girls who suffered".
Although Lord Mandelson will no longer be a member of the Lords once he has stepped down, he will retain his life peerage, a title which can only be removed by an Act of Parliament.
A No 10 spokesperson said the government was drafting legislation that would ensure Lord Mandelson's peerage could be removed "as quickly as possible".
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer began his Tuesday morning Cabinet meeting by saying Lord Mandelson had "let his country down" and that the alleged passing on of emails was "disgraceful", according to Downing Street.
Sir Keir also told his senior ministers he was "not reassured that the totality of the information had yet emerged".
The apparent emails between Lord Mandelson and Epstein were part of a huge release of documents by the DoJ on Friday.
Emails released in the files from 2008 appear to show Lord Mandelson - who was then business secretary - discussing the government's plans for a one-off tax on bankers' bonuses with Epstein.
Other emails published in the tranche of documents from the DoJ appear to suggest:
- Lord Mandelson gave advance notice to Epstein of a €500bn bailout from the EU to save the Euro
- Epstein made $75,000 in payments to Lord Mandelson in three separate $25,000 transactions in 2003 and 2004. Lord Mandleson has said he has no record or recollection of the payments
- Epstein sent £10,000 to Lord Mandelson's partner Reinaldo Avila da Silva in 2009.
He also said he believed allegations that Epstein had made financial payments to him 20 years ago were false.
Lord Mandelson's friendship with Epstein was known when he was appointed as US ambassador in 2024, but he was sacked last year when embarrassing details about their association were released.
No 10 is now facing questions about its vetting process, and how much it knew about the friendship when it decided to make the appointment.
The government will confirm on Wednesday that it is willing to publish information relating to its decision to appoint Lord Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US.
The Conservatives are planning to use a parliamentary technique known as a humble address to attempt to compel ministers to release the information.
Humble addresses, if agreed, are understood to be binding on the House.
The Tories have devoted considerable time to ensure the wording makes it very difficult for Labour MPs to vote against it.
But the government has suggested an amendment to it, which would promise to release the information "except papers prejudicial to UK national security or international relations".
It isn't expected any information would be released immediately.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the prime minister had "a lot of questions to answer" about the appointment of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador, adding Sir Keir "should not try and distract anyone by talking about removing peerages or investigations".
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has called for a public inquiry into how Epstein had been able to "gain access to the heart of the British political establishment".
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France investigates ex-minister Jack Lang over Epstein links
Financial crime prosecutors in France say they have opened a preliminary inquiry into former Culture Minister Jack Lang over his links to Jeffrey Epstein.
Lang, a major figure in French socialist governments between the 1980s and 2000s, is being investigated for suspected "laundering of tax fraud proceeds".
It follows the US Department of Justice's release of the Epstein files, which have documented links between the Lang family and the late American sex offender.
Lang, now 86, denies wrongdoing and on Saturday described the allegations against him as "baseless".
He told AFP the investigation "will bring much light on to the accusations that are questioning my probity and my honour".
Hours after the investigation was announced, Lang offered to resign as head of the Arab World Institute, a body that promotes cooperation and exchanges between France and Arab nations.
In a letter to Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, seen by AFP, Lang said he would submit his resignation at the next board meeting.
The former French minister, who is named almost 700 times in the Epstein files, had until now resisted pressure to step down.
Barrot, who had summoned Lang for talks on Sunday, said he had acknowledged the resignation offer and planned to start the process of looking for a successor.
Lang's daughter Caroline, 64, is also being investigated in the case. Earlier this week she stepped down as head of a French film producers' union.
On Tuesday, he told broadcaster BFMTV he had known nothing about Epstein's crimes when he met him "some 15 years ago". The US financier was convicted in Florida in 2008 of soliciting a minor for prostitution.
Lang - who served as culture minister between 1981 and 1993 and later as minister of education - says he was introduced to Epstein by US actor-director Woody Allen.
He said he had found Epstein "passionate about art, culture and cinema".
In a separate interview on Tuesday, he told RTL radio that Epstein had been "generous" and "courteous", adding: "When I meet people I don't ask to see their criminal record."
Details from the files revealed by French media suggest Lang appealed to Epstein for funds or favours on several occasions - including the use of Epstein's car and private plane for himself and his family.
Caroline Lang told French news website Mediapart that she met Epstein in 2012, when he told her he wanted to "invest in young French and international artists".
She said his lawyers had set up a company, Prytanee LLC, based in the US Virgin Islands. Mediapart said Caroline Lang had received half of the shares, but she said she had not invested in it or received any funds from it.
An email in the Epstein files suggested she contributed her art knowledge, Mediapart reports. She told the website she had been "incredibly naive".
Resigning from her post in the Independent Production Union, she said: "I do not want this situation to in any way harm the union."
The files do not suggest either Lang or his daughter were implicated in Epstein's sexual crimes.
The latest release of Epstein files by the US government - which include millions of documents - include the names of rich and powerful people from around the world. Being mentioned does not imply wrongdoing.
Epstein died in prison in New York in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
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Financial crime prosecutors in France say they have opened a preliminary inquiry into former Culture Minister Jack Lang over his links to Jeffrey Epstein.
Lang, a major figure in French socialist governments between the 1980s and 2000s, is being investigated for suspected "laundering of tax fraud proceeds".
It follows the US Department of Justice's release of the Epstein files, which have documented links between the Lang family and the late American sex offender.
Lang, now 86, denies wrongdoing and on Saturday described the allegations against him as "baseless".
He told AFP the investigation "will bring much light on to the accusations that are questioning my probity and my honour".
Hours after the investigation was announced, Lang offered to resign as head of the Arab World Institute, a body that promotes cooperation and exchanges between France and Arab nations.
In a letter to Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, seen by AFP, Lang said he would submit his resignation at the next board meeting.
The former French minister, who is named almost 700 times in the Epstein files, had until now resisted pressure to step down.
Barrot, who had summoned Lang for talks on Sunday, said he had acknowledged the resignation offer and planned to start the process of looking for a successor.
Lang's daughter Caroline, 64, is also being investigated in the case. Earlier this week she stepped down as head of a French film producers' union.
On Tuesday, he told broadcaster BFMTV he had known nothing about Epstein's crimes when he met him "some 15 years ago". The US financier was convicted in Florida in 2008 of soliciting a minor for prostitution.
Lang - who served as culture minister between 1981 and 1993 and later as minister of education - says he was introduced to Epstein by US actor-director Woody Allen.
He said he had found Epstein "passionate about art, culture and cinema".
In a separate interview on Tuesday, he told RTL radio that Epstein had been "generous" and "courteous", adding: "When I meet people I don't ask to see their criminal record."
Details from the files revealed by French media suggest Lang appealed to Epstein for funds or favours on several occasions - including the use of Epstein's car and private plane for himself and his family.
Caroline Lang told French news website Mediapart that she met Epstein in 2012, when he told her he wanted to "invest in young French and international artists".
She said his lawyers had set up a company, Prytanee LLC, based in the US Virgin Islands. Mediapart said Caroline Lang had received half of the shares, but she said she had not invested in it or received any funds from it.
An email in the Epstein files suggested she contributed her art knowledge, Mediapart reports. She told the website she had been "incredibly naive".
Resigning from her post in the Independent Production Union, she said: "I do not want this situation to in any way harm the union."
The files do not suggest either Lang or his daughter were implicated in Epstein's sexual crimes.
The latest release of Epstein files by the US government - which include millions of documents - include the names of rich and powerful people from around the world. Being mentioned does not imply wrongdoing.
Epstein died in prison in New York in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
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Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff (Morgan McSweeney) has quit Downing Street as the Government continues to reel from the Peter Mandelson scandal.
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Maxwell refuses to answer questions about Epstein in congressional hearing
Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, refused to answer questions from the US House Oversight Committee on Monday.
Maxwell appeared virtually for a closed-door deposition from the Texas prison where she is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.
Republican House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer said that "as expected", Maxwell pleaded the Fifth Amendment, invoking her right to remain silent.
"This is obviously very disappointing," he said. "We had many questions to ask about the crimes she and Epstein committed, as well as questions about potential co-conspirators."
"We sincerely want to get to the truth for the American people, and justice for the survivors, that's what this investigation is about," Comer added.
The Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution gives Americans the right to avoid self-incrimination by refusing to answer questions while under oath.
Democratic Representative Melanie Stansbury told reporters after the hearing that Maxwell used the opportunity to "campaign for clemency".
Comer said it was clear from speaking to Epstein survivors "that Maxwell was a very bad person" who did not deserve any type of immunity.
In a social media post earlier, Maxwell's lawyer David Oscar Markus said Maxwell was "prepared to speak fully and honestly if granted clemency by President Trump".
"Only she can provide the complete account. Some may not like what they hear, but the truth matters," he posted.
In a letter sent to the House Oversight Committee before Maxwell's appearance, a group of Epstein survivors urged lawmakers to be sceptical of any information provided by Maxwell.
They criticised her for refusing to identify "the many powerful men" involved in Epstein's trafficking operation and her refusals to "meaningfully cooperate" with law enforcement, saying any "special treatment" or "credibility afforded to her testimony", would be catastrophic for survivors.
The White House has previously said "no leniency is being given or discussed" in relation to Maxwell.
Maxwell was convicted in 2021 for her role in luring underage girls for Epstein, her former boyfriend, to exploit. Epstein died in prison in 2019. She is seeking a pardon from Trump and has been accused of lying to federal officials.
In a letter addressed to Comer before the deposition, Democratic Representative Ro Khanna said he planned to ask Maxwell about a court document she filed last year saying there were "four named co-conspirators" and 25 others who were not indicted as part of the Epstein investigation.
He also planned to ask about her and the deceased financier's "social relationship" with Donald Trump, and whether the US president ever discussed a potential pardon for Maxwell with her defence team.
Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein, with whom he says he severed contact decades ago, and has not been accused of any crimes by Epstein's victims.
Khanna said Maxwell's decision to not answer questions from the Oversight Committee "appears inconsistent with Ms Maxwell's prior conduct, as she did not invoke the Fifth Amendment when she previously met with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to discuss substantially similar subject matter".
According to a justice department transcript of that meeting in July, Maxwell told Blanche - who previously worked as Trump's personal attorney - that she did not witness any inappropriate conduct by Donald Trump or former US President Bill Clinton and that a rumoured Epstein "client list" does not exist.
Monday's deposition was originally scheduled for last August but was postponed by Comer after a request from Maxwell's lawyers to wait for a Supreme Court ruling related to her case.
The testimony comes as the US Department of Justice has released millions of pages of new files from its investigation into the disgraced financier after a law compelling their unveiling was passed by Congress last year.
Members of Congress will be allowed to view the un-redacted versions of the nearly three million pages in person at the Department of Justice starting on Monday, the BBC's US news partner CBS reported.
"I think it's great that the Department of Justice is letting members of Congress come in and look at all the un-redacted versions of the documents," Comer told reporters at the Capitol on Monday.
A group of Epstein survivors on Sunday released a video calling for further transparency around redactions and certain unreleased files.
Blanche has rejected any accusations of a cover-up, saying previously that the notion of a "hidden tranche of information of men that we know about" and that the justice department is choosing not to prosecute is not the case.
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Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, refused to answer questions from the US House Oversight Committee on Monday.
Maxwell appeared virtually for a closed-door deposition from the Texas prison where she is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.
Republican House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer said that "as expected", Maxwell pleaded the Fifth Amendment, invoking her right to remain silent.
"This is obviously very disappointing," he said. "We had many questions to ask about the crimes she and Epstein committed, as well as questions about potential co-conspirators."
"We sincerely want to get to the truth for the American people, and justice for the survivors, that's what this investigation is about," Comer added.
The Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution gives Americans the right to avoid self-incrimination by refusing to answer questions while under oath.
Democratic Representative Melanie Stansbury told reporters after the hearing that Maxwell used the opportunity to "campaign for clemency".
Comer said it was clear from speaking to Epstein survivors "that Maxwell was a very bad person" who did not deserve any type of immunity.
In a social media post earlier, Maxwell's lawyer David Oscar Markus said Maxwell was "prepared to speak fully and honestly if granted clemency by President Trump".
"Only she can provide the complete account. Some may not like what they hear, but the truth matters," he posted.
In a letter sent to the House Oversight Committee before Maxwell's appearance, a group of Epstein survivors urged lawmakers to be sceptical of any information provided by Maxwell.
They criticised her for refusing to identify "the many powerful men" involved in Epstein's trafficking operation and her refusals to "meaningfully cooperate" with law enforcement, saying any "special treatment" or "credibility afforded to her testimony", would be catastrophic for survivors.
The White House has previously said "no leniency is being given or discussed" in relation to Maxwell.
Maxwell was convicted in 2021 for her role in luring underage girls for Epstein, her former boyfriend, to exploit. Epstein died in prison in 2019. She is seeking a pardon from Trump and has been accused of lying to federal officials.
In a letter addressed to Comer before the deposition, Democratic Representative Ro Khanna said he planned to ask Maxwell about a court document she filed last year saying there were "four named co-conspirators" and 25 others who were not indicted as part of the Epstein investigation.
He also planned to ask about her and the deceased financier's "social relationship" with Donald Trump, and whether the US president ever discussed a potential pardon for Maxwell with her defence team.
Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein, with whom he says he severed contact decades ago, and has not been accused of any crimes by Epstein's victims.
Khanna said Maxwell's decision to not answer questions from the Oversight Committee "appears inconsistent with Ms Maxwell's prior conduct, as she did not invoke the Fifth Amendment when she previously met with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to discuss substantially similar subject matter".
According to a justice department transcript of that meeting in July, Maxwell told Blanche - who previously worked as Trump's personal attorney - that she did not witness any inappropriate conduct by Donald Trump or former US President Bill Clinton and that a rumoured Epstein "client list" does not exist.
Monday's deposition was originally scheduled for last August but was postponed by Comer after a request from Maxwell's lawyers to wait for a Supreme Court ruling related to her case.
The testimony comes as the US Department of Justice has released millions of pages of new files from its investigation into the disgraced financier after a law compelling their unveiling was passed by Congress last year.
Members of Congress will be allowed to view the un-redacted versions of the nearly three million pages in person at the Department of Justice starting on Monday, the BBC's US news partner CBS reported.
"I think it's great that the Department of Justice is letting members of Congress come in and look at all the un-redacted versions of the documents," Comer told reporters at the Capitol on Monday.
A group of Epstein survivors on Sunday released a video calling for further transparency around redactions and certain unreleased files.
Blanche has rejected any accusations of a cover-up, saying previously that the notion of a "hidden tranche of information of men that we know about" and that the justice department is choosing not to prosecute is not the case.
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Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of Epstein files 'cover-up' in BBC interview
Hillary Clinton has accused US President Donald Trump's administration of a "cover-up" over its handling of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
"Get the files out. They are slow-walking it," the former US secretary of state told the BBC in Berlin, where she attended the annual World Forum.
The White House insisted that by releasing the files they had done "more for the victims than Democrats ever have".
When asked whether Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should go before a congressional committee, Hillary Clinton said: "I think everybody should testify who is asked to testify."
Appearing in the files is not an indication of wrongdoing. Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing.
The Clintons are due to appear before the congressional committee. Bill Clinton will appear on 27 February, and Hillary Clinton will appear the day before.
A planned vote to hold the Clintons in contempt of Congress for initially refusing to appear was shelved after the pair agreed to testify. It will be the first time a former US president has testified to a congressional panel since Gerald Ford did so in 1983.
Bill Clinton - who was featured in the Epstein files - was acquainted with Epstein but said he cut off contact two decades ago.
Neither Clinton has been accused of wrongdoing by survivors of Epstein's abuse, and both have denied knowledge of his sex offending at the time.
Millions of new files relating to Epstein were made public by the US justice department earlier this month after Congress passed a law requiring the agency to release material related to investigations of Epstein.
The Department of Justice (DoJ) has now said it has released all of the files required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, but lawmakers have argued the release is insufficient. Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas Massie, who co-wrote the law, called for the DoJ to also release internal memos outlining past decisions on whether to charge Epstein and his associates.
Epstein died in a New York prison cell on 10 August 2019 as he awaited, without the chance of bail, his trial on sex trafficking charges. It came more than a decade after his conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor, for which he was registered as a sex offender.
Andrew, the former prince, has faced growing pressure from some US officials and the family of his prominent accuser Virginia Giuffre to testify before the Oversight Committee about his links to Epstein.
Andrew has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre in 2022 containing no admission of liability. Giuffre died by suicide in 2025.
The Clintons have called for their congressional committee hearing to be in public rather than a closed-door deposition.
"We will show up but we think it would be better to have it in public," Hillary Clinton told the BBC.
Republican committee chair James Comer had accused the Clintons of "delay", saying the pair "caved" as a contempt vote loomed.
"I just want it to be fair," said Hillary Clinton. "I want everybody treated the same way."
"We have nothing to hide. We have called for the full release of these files repeatedly. We think sunlight is the best disinfectant."
The former presidential candidate argued that she and her husband were being used to divert attention away from Trump.
"Look at this shiny object. We're going to have the Clintons, even Hillary Clinton, who never met the guy."
Hillary Clinton said she had met Ghislaine Maxwell - Epstein's convicted associate - "on a few occasions".
Trump - who is mentioned in the Epstein files - has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein, with whom he says he severed contact decades ago, and has not been accused of any crimes by Epstein's victims.
When asked about Hillary Clinton's comments in the interview, Trump told the BBC he had nothing to hide.
"I've been exonerated. I had nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. They went in hoping that they'd find it, and they found just the opposite," he said aboard Air Force One.
"They're getting pulled in. And that's their problem... Clinton and many other Democrats have been pulled in."
In relation to the allegations against Trump, the DoJ has previously said: "Some docs contain untrue and sensationalist claims against Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election. To be clear the claims are unfounded and false and if they have any shred of credibility they certainly would have been weaponised against Trump already."
The White House said: "By releasing thousands of pages of documents, co-operating with the House Oversight Committee's subpoena request, and President Trump recently calling for further investigations into Epstein's Democrat friends, the Trump Administration has done more for the victims than Democrats ever have."
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Hillary Clinton has accused US President Donald Trump's administration of a "cover-up" over its handling of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
"Get the files out. They are slow-walking it," the former US secretary of state told the BBC in Berlin, where she attended the annual World Forum.
The White House insisted that by releasing the files they had done "more for the victims than Democrats ever have".
When asked whether Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should go before a congressional committee, Hillary Clinton said: "I think everybody should testify who is asked to testify."
Appearing in the files is not an indication of wrongdoing. Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing.
The Clintons are due to appear before the congressional committee. Bill Clinton will appear on 27 February, and Hillary Clinton will appear the day before.
A planned vote to hold the Clintons in contempt of Congress for initially refusing to appear was shelved after the pair agreed to testify. It will be the first time a former US president has testified to a congressional panel since Gerald Ford did so in 1983.
Bill Clinton - who was featured in the Epstein files - was acquainted with Epstein but said he cut off contact two decades ago.
Neither Clinton has been accused of wrongdoing by survivors of Epstein's abuse, and both have denied knowledge of his sex offending at the time.
Millions of new files relating to Epstein were made public by the US justice department earlier this month after Congress passed a law requiring the agency to release material related to investigations of Epstein.
The Department of Justice (DoJ) has now said it has released all of the files required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, but lawmakers have argued the release is insufficient. Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas Massie, who co-wrote the law, called for the DoJ to also release internal memos outlining past decisions on whether to charge Epstein and his associates.
Epstein died in a New York prison cell on 10 August 2019 as he awaited, without the chance of bail, his trial on sex trafficking charges. It came more than a decade after his conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor, for which he was registered as a sex offender.
Andrew, the former prince, has faced growing pressure from some US officials and the family of his prominent accuser Virginia Giuffre to testify before the Oversight Committee about his links to Epstein.
Andrew has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre in 2022 containing no admission of liability. Giuffre died by suicide in 2025.
The Clintons have called for their congressional committee hearing to be in public rather than a closed-door deposition.
"We will show up but we think it would be better to have it in public," Hillary Clinton told the BBC.
Republican committee chair James Comer had accused the Clintons of "delay", saying the pair "caved" as a contempt vote loomed.
"I just want it to be fair," said Hillary Clinton. "I want everybody treated the same way."
"We have nothing to hide. We have called for the full release of these files repeatedly. We think sunlight is the best disinfectant."
The former presidential candidate argued that she and her husband were being used to divert attention away from Trump.
"Look at this shiny object. We're going to have the Clintons, even Hillary Clinton, who never met the guy."
Hillary Clinton said she had met Ghislaine Maxwell - Epstein's convicted associate - "on a few occasions".
Trump - who is mentioned in the Epstein files - has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein, with whom he says he severed contact decades ago, and has not been accused of any crimes by Epstein's victims.
When asked about Hillary Clinton's comments in the interview, Trump told the BBC he had nothing to hide.
"I've been exonerated. I had nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. They went in hoping that they'd find it, and they found just the opposite," he said aboard Air Force One.
"They're getting pulled in. And that's their problem... Clinton and many other Democrats have been pulled in."
In relation to the allegations against Trump, the DoJ has previously said: "Some docs contain untrue and sensationalist claims against Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election. To be clear the claims are unfounded and false and if they have any shred of credibility they certainly would have been weaponised against Trump already."
The White House said: "By releasing thousands of pages of documents, co-operating with the House Oversight Committee's subpoena request, and President Trump recently calling for further investigations into Epstein's Democrat friends, the Trump Administration has done more for the victims than Democrats ever have."
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PM says 'nobody is above the law' over Andrew allegations
Sir Keir Starmer has said "nobody is above the law" when asked about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, but declined to say whether the former prince should volunteer himself to UK police.
The prime minister told BBC Breakfast the principle was "very important" and "has to apply in this case in the same way it would in any other case".
Police are currently considering allegations including that a woman was trafficked to the UK by the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for the former prince. Andrew has consistently and strenuously denied any wrongdoing.
The accusation came to light following the release in the US of documents relating to a trafficking investigation into Epstein.
Separately, Thames Valley Police is also assessing whether there are grounds to investigate Andrew for suspected misconduct in public office and breach of official secrets.
Asked whether he thought Andrew should voluntarily speak to UK police, Sir Keir said: "I think that's a matter for the police.
"They will conduct their own investigations, but one of the core principles in our system is that everybody is equal under the law and nobody is above the law."
He added: "It's a very important principle of our country... and it has to apply in this case in the same way it would in any other case."
The prime minister said that, if MPs in Parliament wanted a debate on Andrew's links to Epstein, he "wouldn't stand in the way".
Thames Valley Police is currently assessing allegations, first reported by the BBC, that a second woman was sent to the UK by Epstein for a sexual encounter with Andrew.
The encounter allegedly occurred at the former prince's residence, Royal Lodge, in 2010. The woman, who is not British, was in her 20s at the time.
The woman's lawyer, Brad Edwards, said that after spending the night with Andrew, the woman alleges she was given tea and a tour of Buckingham Palace.
Millions of files released last month by the US Department of Justice shed new light on Andrew's close relationship with the disgraced financier.
The latest tranche included pictures of him kneeling on all fours over a woman lying on the ground, while other files repeatedly reference him.
They also show the former prince forwarded sensitive government documents and commercial information to Epstein.
In his interview with Breakfast on Thursday morning, Sir Keir reiterated previous comments he made suggesting Andrew should testify before the US Congress.
"Anybody who has any information should testify. So, whether it's Andrew or anybody else, anybody who's got relevant information should come forward to whatever the relevant body is," he said.
Following the release of photos and further email correspondence between Andrew and Epstein, the former prince moved out of his home in Windsor to the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.
A number of exchanges between Epstein and Andrew revealed they were still in touch in the years after the US billionaire pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor.
Epstein died in a New York prison cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
Nine police forces across the UK have confirmed they are assessing whether to launch investigations into Epstein-related allegations.
In particular, the Metropolitan Police said it was carrying out "initial inquiries" into allegations relating to close protection officers formerly assigned to Andrew.
A former senior Met protection officer told LBC members of the Royalty and Specialist Protection (RaSP) may have "wilfully turned a blind eye" when visiting Epstein's private island.
The Met said in a statement that it had "not identified any wrongdoing" but "initial enquiries into these specific allegations have begun so we can establish the facts".
Pressure has been growing on Andrew to testify in the US about his links to financier Epstein. Last week, US officials and the family of his prominent accuser Virginia Giuffre called on him to testify.
In 2014, the late Virginia Giuffre alleged that as a 17-year-old she was trafficked by Epstein and his girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, and forced to have sex with Mountbatten-Windsor - a claim he denies.
Giuffre filed a civil lawsuit in the US against him in 2021, settling the case in February 2022 for an estimated £12m. She took her own life last year.
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Sir Keir Starmer has said "nobody is above the law" when asked about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, but declined to say whether the former prince should volunteer himself to UK police.
The prime minister told BBC Breakfast the principle was "very important" and "has to apply in this case in the same way it would in any other case".
Police are currently considering allegations including that a woman was trafficked to the UK by the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for the former prince. Andrew has consistently and strenuously denied any wrongdoing.
The accusation came to light following the release in the US of documents relating to a trafficking investigation into Epstein.
Separately, Thames Valley Police is also assessing whether there are grounds to investigate Andrew for suspected misconduct in public office and breach of official secrets.
Asked whether he thought Andrew should voluntarily speak to UK police, Sir Keir said: "I think that's a matter for the police.
"They will conduct their own investigations, but one of the core principles in our system is that everybody is equal under the law and nobody is above the law."
He added: "It's a very important principle of our country... and it has to apply in this case in the same way it would in any other case."
The prime minister said that, if MPs in Parliament wanted a debate on Andrew's links to Epstein, he "wouldn't stand in the way".
Thames Valley Police is currently assessing allegations, first reported by the BBC, that a second woman was sent to the UK by Epstein for a sexual encounter with Andrew.
The encounter allegedly occurred at the former prince's residence, Royal Lodge, in 2010. The woman, who is not British, was in her 20s at the time.
The woman's lawyer, Brad Edwards, said that after spending the night with Andrew, the woman alleges she was given tea and a tour of Buckingham Palace.
Millions of files released last month by the US Department of Justice shed new light on Andrew's close relationship with the disgraced financier.
The latest tranche included pictures of him kneeling on all fours over a woman lying on the ground, while other files repeatedly reference him.
They also show the former prince forwarded sensitive government documents and commercial information to Epstein.
In his interview with Breakfast on Thursday morning, Sir Keir reiterated previous comments he made suggesting Andrew should testify before the US Congress.
"Anybody who has any information should testify. So, whether it's Andrew or anybody else, anybody who's got relevant information should come forward to whatever the relevant body is," he said.
Following the release of photos and further email correspondence between Andrew and Epstein, the former prince moved out of his home in Windsor to the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.
A number of exchanges between Epstein and Andrew revealed they were still in touch in the years after the US billionaire pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor.
Epstein died in a New York prison cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
Nine police forces across the UK have confirmed they are assessing whether to launch investigations into Epstein-related allegations.
In particular, the Metropolitan Police said it was carrying out "initial inquiries" into allegations relating to close protection officers formerly assigned to Andrew.
A former senior Met protection officer told LBC members of the Royalty and Specialist Protection (RaSP) may have "wilfully turned a blind eye" when visiting Epstein's private island.
The Met said in a statement that it had "not identified any wrongdoing" but "initial enquiries into these specific allegations have begun so we can establish the facts".
Pressure has been growing on Andrew to testify in the US about his links to financier Epstein. Last week, US officials and the family of his prominent accuser Virginia Giuffre called on him to testify.
In 2014, the late Virginia Giuffre alleged that as a 17-year-old she was trafficked by Epstein and his girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, and forced to have sex with Mountbatten-Windsor - a claim he denies.
Giuffre filed a civil lawsuit in the US against him in 2021, settling the case in February 2022 for an estimated £12m. She took her own life last year.
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King Charles' brother Andrew released after arrest over misconduct relating to Epstein
King Charles' younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was released from police custody on Thursday evening after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over allegations he sent confidential government documents to Jeffrey Epstein.
Mountbatten-Windsor, who turned 66 on Thursday, had been questioned all day by detectives from Thames Valley Police. Earlier this month, the police force said it was looking into allegations that he had passed documents to the late convicted sex offender while working as a trade envoy.
The arrest of the senior royal, eighth in line to the throne, is unprecedented in modern times.
"I have learned with the deepest concern the news about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and suspicion of misconduct in public office," King Charles said in a statement.
A Reuters witness saw Prince Andrew leaving a police station in Aylsham, eastern England, where he was met by a small group of photographers and television crews, just after 1900 GMT.
A Reuters photograph taken after his release shows him seated inside a car, appearing visibly shaken.
Thames Valley Police said later on Thursday that "the arrested man" had been "released under investigation."
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King Charles' younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was released from police custody on Thursday evening after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over allegations he sent confidential government documents to Jeffrey Epstein.
Mountbatten-Windsor, who turned 66 on Thursday, had been questioned all day by detectives from Thames Valley Police. Earlier this month, the police force said it was looking into allegations that he had passed documents to the late convicted sex offender while working as a trade envoy.
The arrest of the senior royal, eighth in line to the throne, is unprecedented in modern times.
"I have learned with the deepest concern the news about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and suspicion of misconduct in public office," King Charles said in a statement.
A Reuters witness saw Prince Andrew leaving a police station in Aylsham, eastern England, where he was met by a small group of photographers and television crews, just after 1900 GMT.
A Reuters photograph taken after his release shows him seated inside a car, appearing visibly shaken.
Thames Valley Police said later on Thursday that "the arrested man" had been "released under investigation."
King Charles' brother Andrew released after arrest over misconduct relating to Epstein
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, King Charles' younger brother, was released from police custody "under investigation" on Thursday evening after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over allegations he sent confidential government documents to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Epstein files could be just tip of the iceberg for Andrew investigation
When Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested at about 08:00 on Thursday, it had nothing to do with Virginia Giuffre, the woman who accused him of sexual abuse.
What led to him being arrested started with information that came out in the massive Epstein file release in January, around activities while he was a trade envoy for the British government. But it will not have stopped there.
It was emails in those files that seem to be between Andrew and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that led to Thames Valley Police getting involved.
One email in particular stood out. In November 2010, after Andrew had returned from a UK government-funded trip to Asia, he was sent a series of country reports relating to his trip.
Within five minutes of receiving them he seems to have forwarded them to Epstein, who had by this point already been convicted and spent time in prison for sex offences.
There were further email revelations from the files.
A month later, on Christmas Eve, Andrew appeared to email Epstein a confidential briefing on investment opportunities in the reconstruction of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, which was overseen at the time by British armed forces and funded by UK government money.
In a further email dated 9 February 2011, Andrew seems to suggest Epstein invest in a private equity firm he had visited a week before.
These will have formed the beginning of what today turned into a full investigation by Thames Valley Police. But detectives will have not relied only on the emails that we have seen.
In order to build a case they will have gone to the government and to the palace asking for emails that might explain what was going on. The palace said last Monday that it would "support" Thames Valley Police.
Detectives will also have done their own trawl of the three million documents in the Epstein files, and they will have asked for unredacted copies from the FBI or the US Department of Justice. The National Crime Agency is helping UK police forces with those requests.
So far we have seen only the tip of the iceberg, but detectives may have seen more of what lies under the surface
It is highly unlikely that the police arrested Andrew on Thursday on the basis of just a couple of emails people have seen within the Epstein files.
At this stage, Andrew has only been arrested. He has not been charged. He has always denied any wrongdoing arising from his relationship with Epstein and has not responded to specific BBC questions about the files released in January.
And a reminder, this arrest has nothing to do with allegations Andrew has previously faced from Giuffre, who said she was made to have sex with Andrew on a number of occasions in the early 2000s. An out-of-court financial settlement was reached between Andrew and Giuffre in 2022, which made no admission of wrongdoing on Andrew's part.
The police released Andrew under investigation on Thursday evening. Typically with arrests relating to white collar crime, people are held for a few hours to allow for searches and initial questioning. Being released under investigation does not rule out further questioning at a later date.
Now detectives will have a big decision to make. This could take weeks.
Police officers with a crown on their cap badges will sit down with lawyers from the Crown Prosecution Service and decide if there is sufficient evidence to charge the King's brother.
If they decide to take the case to court, it will be called R v Mountbatten-Windsor, or in layman's terms, the King against the King's brother.
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When Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested at about 08:00 on Thursday, it had nothing to do with Virginia Giuffre, the woman who accused him of sexual abuse.
What led to him being arrested started with information that came out in the massive Epstein file release in January, around activities while he was a trade envoy for the British government. But it will not have stopped there.
It was emails in those files that seem to be between Andrew and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that led to Thames Valley Police getting involved.
One email in particular stood out. In November 2010, after Andrew had returned from a UK government-funded trip to Asia, he was sent a series of country reports relating to his trip.
Within five minutes of receiving them he seems to have forwarded them to Epstein, who had by this point already been convicted and spent time in prison for sex offences.
There were further email revelations from the files.
A month later, on Christmas Eve, Andrew appeared to email Epstein a confidential briefing on investment opportunities in the reconstruction of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, which was overseen at the time by British armed forces and funded by UK government money.
In a further email dated 9 February 2011, Andrew seems to suggest Epstein invest in a private equity firm he had visited a week before.
These will have formed the beginning of what today turned into a full investigation by Thames Valley Police. But detectives will have not relied only on the emails that we have seen.
In order to build a case they will have gone to the government and to the palace asking for emails that might explain what was going on. The palace said last Monday that it would "support" Thames Valley Police.
Detectives will also have done their own trawl of the three million documents in the Epstein files, and they will have asked for unredacted copies from the FBI or the US Department of Justice. The National Crime Agency is helping UK police forces with those requests.
So far we have seen only the tip of the iceberg, but detectives may have seen more of what lies under the surface
It is highly unlikely that the police arrested Andrew on Thursday on the basis of just a couple of emails people have seen within the Epstein files.
At this stage, Andrew has only been arrested. He has not been charged. He has always denied any wrongdoing arising from his relationship with Epstein and has not responded to specific BBC questions about the files released in January.
And a reminder, this arrest has nothing to do with allegations Andrew has previously faced from Giuffre, who said she was made to have sex with Andrew on a number of occasions in the early 2000s. An out-of-court financial settlement was reached between Andrew and Giuffre in 2022, which made no admission of wrongdoing on Andrew's part.
The police released Andrew under investigation on Thursday evening. Typically with arrests relating to white collar crime, people are held for a few hours to allow for searches and initial questioning. Being released under investigation does not rule out further questioning at a later date.
Now detectives will have a big decision to make. This could take weeks.
Police officers with a crown on their cap badges will sit down with lawyers from the Crown Prosecution Service and decide if there is sufficient evidence to charge the King's brother.
If they decide to take the case to court, it will be called R v Mountbatten-Windsor, or in layman's terms, the King against the King's brother.
Epstein files could be just tip of the iceberg for Andrew investigation
It is likely we have only seen the tip of the iceberg compared to what the police have seen.
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No one mentioning Richard Branson either, his name certainly came up as well.
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Proud Brits @Cpt. Rishwat and @KingKhanWC should provide their input here. Surely this should matter more than what happens in South Asia for these proud Brits.
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Hopefully the perpetrators are removed from office and the public opinion against them results in huge changes being made
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I stumbled upon this interview more than 10 years ago. The guy is called Ronald Bernard and he did a series of 5 interviews. He confirmed back then what we now know from the Epstein files.
Feel free to check the 1st interview. It was originally conducted in Dutch language; they dubbed it in English.
Summary of the interview (check point #6 specifically):
I stumbled upon this interview more than 10 years ago. The guy is called Ronald Bernard and he did a series of 5 interviews. He confirmed back then what we now know from the Epstein files.
Feel free to check the 1st interview. It was originally conducted in Dutch language; they dubbed it in English.
Summary of the interview (check point #6 specifically):
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From this interview, here is a point I want to highlight.
These have been confirmed from the Epstein files.
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6. Claims of Luciferian / Satanic Elite Circles
He claims:
- Many elites followed Luciferian beliefs
- He attended “Churches of Satan”
- Rituals involved nudity, alcohol
- He was later invited to participate in child sacrifices
- Refusing participation made him a liability
- The system ensures members are blackmailable
- Political elites allegedly use similar methods
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