7 h. ago Jeffrey Epstein's 'best pal' Lord Mandelson says he might have been murdered in jail

Peter Mandelson, whose left red-faced after the extent of his friendship to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, thinks that his former friend could have been murdered in jail

Events

9 h. ago Lord Mandelson gave advice to 'best pal' Jeffrey Epstein as he faced criminal charges

Fresh revelations pile pressure on Britain’s ambassador to the US as Sir Keir Starmer urged to sack him

Events

10 h. ago Officials blocked release of a secret memo showed that Lord Mandelson urged Sir Tony Blair to meet disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein in 2002

The note, believed to have been written in May 2002 when Mandelson was a Labour backbencher, supposedly advised Blair that a meeting with the financier would be 'safe'.

Society

17 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should Lord Mandelson resign as Britain's US ambassador?

Lord Mandelson, Britain's ambassador to Washington, hailed his love for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein as he sent photos of himself topless and wearing a fluffy white dressing gown.

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17 h. ago Should Lord Mandelson resign as Britain's US ambassador? Have your say in our poll

Lord Mandelson, Britain's ambassador to Washington, hailed his love for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein as he sent photos of himself topless and wearing a fluffy white dressing gown.

Politics

36 h. ago What is the truth about Trump and Epstein? The story keeps getting murkier ... | Arwa Mahdawi

Whatever happened between the pair, questions about their relationship are not going away. This enigma is ageing like raw milkYou have to keep this hush-hush, OK? I have top-secret information to share. You know Donald Trump has been reluctant to release the Epstein files? Well, it’s not because there’s anything nefarious going on. Trump may be an adjudicated sexual predator accused of sexual misconduct by at least 27 women (all of which he denies), who publicly boasted in 2002 about how his “terrific” pal Jeffrey Epstein liked women “on the younger side”, but you shouldn’t read too much into all that. Nor should you overanalyse a Wall Street Journal report claiming White House officials told Trump in May that his name appeared multiple times in the files. Or that House Democrats have now released a sexually suggestive letter and drawing sent to Epstein in 2003 for his birthday that appears to show Trump’s signature, the same note the president has denied writing. Nor should you wor...

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53 h. ago House committee releases image of apparent Trump birthday note and entire Epstein album

Image mirrors report of letter, turned over by estate lawyers after subpoena and part of ‘infamous “Birthday Book”’US politics live – latest updatesHouse Democrats on Monday released an image of a sexually suggestive letter and drawing that appears to bear the signature of Donald Trump, the very same note the president had denied writing after reports of its existence were published earlier this year in the Wall Street Journal.The letter, which was turned over by lawyers for disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s estate in response to a subpoena from the House oversight committee, was included in a set of notes sent to the convicted sex offender for his 50th birthday. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Former top model recalls bizarre encounter with Trump after Jeffrey Epstein made her dress like a sexy nurse: 'He was gracious'

A former model who knew Jeffrey Epstein has revealed that the disgraced financier had her dress like a nurse when he took her to meet Donald Trump for the first time.

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7 d. ago Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang members, appeals court rules – US politics live

2-1 decision from fifth circuit is the first federal appeals court ruling on presidential proclamation invoking 1798 lawHello and welcome to the US politics live blog for today. I am Tom Ambrose and I’ll be bringing you the latest news lines over the next few hours.We start with the news that a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that president Donald Trump unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans he alleged were part of a criminal gang.A judge has found the Trump administration’s use of national guard troops during southern California immigration enforcement protests was illegal. Judge Charles Breyer ruled on Tuesday that the administration violated federal law by sending troops to accompany federal agents on immigration raids. The judge did not require the remaining troops withdrawn, however.The US House of Representatives oversight committee released thousands of pages of records related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein from the justice departme...

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8 d. ago US House committee releases more than 33,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein files

Files appear to contain information already in public domain as calls grow for release of all pertinent documents The US House of Representatives oversight committee on Tuesday released thousands of pages of records related to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from the department of justice.The release comes as the Trump administration has been embroiled in months of controversy over its decision not to release additional files in the case. Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges and was alleged to have abused hundreds of girls. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Jeffrey Epstein victims blast US justice chiefs over Ghislaine Maxwell tapes

Women abused by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein today criticised the US Government for releasing audio of Ghislaine Maxwell, describing it as a "calculated performance to win favour with the White House"

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3 w. ago Fergie's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was 'very, very close': Royal biographer claims disgraced financier paid 'a lot of' her bills

Historian Andrew Lownie, whose explosive new biography of disgraced Prince Andrew, Entitled, was released last week, appeared on Tina Brown's Substack, Fresh Hell, on Tuesday.

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