A prince, an ambassador, senior diplomats, top politicians. All brought down by the Jeffrey Epstein files. And all in Europe, rather than the United States.

The huge trove of Epstein documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice has sent shock waves through Europe’s political, economic and social elites — dominating headlines, ending careers and spurring political and criminal investigations.

Former U.K. Ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson was fired and could go to prison. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a leadership crisis over the Mandelson appointment. Senior figures have fallen in Norway, Sweden and Slovakia. And, even before the latest batch of files, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, brother of King Charles III, lost his honors, princely title and taxpayer-funded mansion.

  • hector@lemmy.today
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    10 hours ago

    Starmer is neck deep in this, the cynical cunt. He was chosen to side with Israel come blackmailing of politicians in treason or cancelling the right to protest and freedom of speech. Somehow quashing dissent on Israel is more important, them and their financial backers being on video fucking children held by Israel explains why they do care so very much more than they should.

    Mandelson got outed last fall, I thought he was let go then, the guardian podcast in focus was talking about him. Just a year or so earlier he was unapologetic in his undying fraternity with Epstein, telling inquiring journalists if they didn’t like it they could go fuck themselves, kind of attitude.

    He changed to contrite last year.