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JEFFREY EPSTEIN

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at an event in April 2023. Clinton used her forced appearance Thursday before a Republican-led panel probing Jeffrey Epstein to demand President Donald Trump testify about his own links to the sex offender.
WORLD
Feb 27, 2026
While quizzed on Epstein, Hillary Clinton calls for Trump to testify
Clinton accused the congressional committee of trying to “protect one public official” — U.S. President Donald Trump.
A video clip shows Donald Trump, who is currently U.S. president, speaking with Jeffrey Epstein, as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi looks on during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 11.
WORLD / Society
Feb 26, 2026
Epstein files are missing records about woman who made claim against Trump
The missing memos summarized interviews conducted in connection to claims by a woman who said she had been sexually assaulted by both Trump and the financier when she was a minor.
A photo, released by the U.S Department of Justice in the Epstein files, shows Jeffrey Epstein, center, at his Manhattan mansion in 2011. Pictured, from left: James E. Staley, at the time a senior JPMorgan executive; former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers; Jeffrey Epstein; Bill Gates, Microsoft’s co-founder; and Boris Nikolic, who was the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s science adviser.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 26, 2026
How Jeffrey Epstein ingratiated himself with top Microsoft executives
More than he did at any other major tech company, Jeffrey Epstein found success boring into the inner sanctums of Microsoft.
Former U.K. ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, drives away from his residence in central London on Feb. 14.
WORLD
Feb 24, 2026
Former U.K. ambassador Mandelson arrested after Epstein revelations
Peter Mandelson was fired from the most prestigious posting in Britain’s diplomatic service in September, when the depth of his friendship with Epstein started to become clear.
Emails and ‌wire transfer requests contained in the DOJ documents, which may not be comprehensive, show that Jeffery Epstein discussed purchasing  the Palace Bin Ennakhil in Marrakesh with his associates in the spring of 2019.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 21, 2026
A palace in Marrakesh: How Schwab moved $27.7 million in payments for Epstein days before his arrest
Details of the transactions, reported for the first time, show how the U.S. brokerage handled funds for Epstein over the course of several months.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, leaves Aylsham Police Station in Aylsham, England, on Thursday.
WORLD
Feb 21, 2026
U.K. government considers removing ex-Prince Andrew from line of succession
The former prince was arrested on Thursday at his new home on the king’s remote Sandringham estate on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
Disgraced U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein cultivated a global network of powerful politicians, business executives, academics and celebrities — many of whom have been tainted by their association with him.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 20, 2026
As European heads roll from Epstein links, U.S. fallout muted
Only one person has been arrested or convicted in the U.S. in connection with the activities of the late sex offender — his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor leaves Aylsham Police Station after he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, after the U.S. Justice Department released more records tied to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in Aylsham, Britain, on Thursday.
WORLD
Feb 20, 2026
U.K. royals face biggest challenge in decades with Andrew’s arrest
The investigation will unpick years of lurid allegations about Andrew’s ties to the disgraced U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Britain's Prince Andrew in London in September 2022
WORLD
Feb 19, 2026
Former Prince Andrew released after misconduct suspicion arrest
Unprecedented in Britain’s modern era, the arrest was a new blow for the ousted royal, who was marking his 66th birthday.
Late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appears with a woman, whose identity has been obscured, in this image from the Epstein estate released by House Oversight Committee Democrats in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2026
U.K. examining Epstein’s use of airports for trafficking
British police are assessing whether the late sex offender ​trafficked women through three of England’s airports on private flights.
Files released by the U.S. Department of Justice show how convicted U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sought to build ties with Russia's political elite.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 18, 2026
Putin, women, favors: Epstein’s Russia connections
The convicted U.S. sex offender sought to build ties with Russia’s elite and appeared desperate to secure a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
Zorro Ranch, one of the properties owned by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, is seen in an aerial view near Stanley, New Mexico, on July 15, 2019.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 17, 2026
New Mexico approves comprehensive probe of Epstein’s Zorro Ranch
The late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of having trafficked and sexually assaulted girls and women at the 7,600-acre ​property.
The Jeffrey Epstein scandal endures because it reinforces public belief that wealthy elites operate with impunity through powerful global networks that shield them from consequences.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 12, 2026
Epstein saga confirms fears of a class above the law
The word ‘impunity’ is the key to understanding the power of this sickening sex-trafficking scandal.
Attorney General Pam Bondi departs after testifying during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 12, 2026
U.S. lawmakers accuse Bondi of hiding names of Epstein associates
Lawmakers have complained that ⁠redactions in the files appear to go beyond the limited exemptions allowed in a law Congress passed nearly unanimously in November.
British Queen Elizabeth greets then-Business Secretary Lord Peter Mandelson during the annual State Opening of Parliament in November 2009.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2026
Sack a British prince? Easy. Fire a U.K. lord? Not so much.
Mandelson, facing a police investigation for passing internal government communications to Epstein during the global financial crisis, resigned from the House of Lords this month.
The Jeffrey Epstein scandal remains a major ​political headache for the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, weeks after the Justice Department released millions of Epstein-related files to comply with a bipartisan bill.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 11, 2026
Trump told police chief ‘everyone’ knew about Epstein, FBI document says
The latest developments underscored how the fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal remains a major ​political headache for the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Rep. Thomas Massie (left), a Republican from Kentucky, and Rep. Ro Khanna (right), a Democrat from California, speak to members of the media outside of a Department of Justice offices in Washington on Monday. Khanna is among the members of the House of Representatives questioning some of the redactions in the Jeffrey Epstein files released by the Justice Department.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2026
U.S. Justice Department opens unredacted Epstein files to lawmakers
Members of the House of Representatives are questioning some of the redactions in the documents the Justice Department released.
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell aboard a jet, in an undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 10, 2026
Epstein accomplice Maxwell seeks Trump clemency before testimony
Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking, was subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee to discuss her relations with Epstein.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer
WORLD / Politics
Feb 9, 2026
Starmer’s U.K. premiership teeters on brink after key aide quits
No. 10 officials were bracing for cabinet ministers to privately tell the premier to stand aside or threaten their resignations if he doesn’t.
A police officer carrying a box leaves a London residence of former U.K. Ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson on Friday. London's Metropolitan Police were searching two properties following fresh revelations in the Jeffrey Epstein files.
WORLD
Feb 8, 2026
U.K. police probing Peter Mandelson search two properties
Mandelson criminal probe began after the government referred communications between the former envoy and the late pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein

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