7 d. ago Democrats release tranche of Jeffrey Epstein records, including diaries and flight logs – US politics live

Partially redacted documents mention Steve Bannon, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk and Prince Andrew‘Dangerous abuse of power’: lawmakers sound alarm over Comey indictmentWell, the president is awake.Donald Trump has posted the following on his Truth Social social media network:JAMES COMEY IS A DIRTY COP. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!Whether you like Corrupt James Comey or not, and I can’t imagine too many people liking him, HE LIED! It is not a complex lie, it’s a very simple, but IMPORTANT one. There is no way he can explain his way out of it. He is a Dirty Cop, and always has been, but he was just assigned a Crooked Joe Biden appointed Judge, so he’s off to a very good start. Nevertheless, words are words, and he wasn’t hedging or in dispute. He was very positive, there was no doubt in his mind about what he said, or meant by saying it. He left himself ZERO margin of error on a big and important answer to a question. He just got unexpectedly caught. James “Dirty Cop” Comey was a destroyer of ...

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8 d. ago Trump reportedly told aides ‘Palm Beach in the 90s was a different time’ when discussing Epstein friendship

President has repeatedly tried to shut down questions about his past friendship with the late pedophile but demands for the release of Justice Department files on his activities continue

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2 w. ago Trump says he does not know Peter Mandelson when asked about Epstein links

The US president dismissed a question about the former UK ambassador to Washington during a Chequers press conference.

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2 w. ago 'I don't know him': Trump dodges question on Peter Mandelson's sacking over relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

Donald Trump concluded his state visit with a press conference alongside Sir Keir Starmer, where the leaders answered questions on freedom of speech, immigration and the war in Ukraine

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2 w. ago Starmer to host Trump for final day of second state visit to Britain

Sir Keir is hoping to keep the focus of the visit on investment, as questions about Jeffrey Epstein continue to loom large.

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2 w. ago PM should face ‘serious consequences’ if dishonest about Mandelson – Badenoch

The Foreign Office did not contribute to a due diligence process ahead of Lord Mandelson’s appointment, Yvette Cooper said.

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2 w. ago Starmer breaks silence over Mandelson sacking: ‘Had I known what I know now, I’d have never appointed him’

The prime minister said the ‘nature and extent of the relationship’ between convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and Lord Mandelson is ‘far different to what I’d understood to be the position at the point of appointment’

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2 w. ago Tories write to Starmer to demand answers over Mandelson scandal

The Labour grandee was sacked on Thursday over emails that showed he sent supportive messages even as Epstein faced jail for sex offences.

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2 w. ago Mandelson should never have been made ambassador, say Virginia Giuffre’s family

The Labour peer was sacked on Thursday after emails were published showing he had sent supportive messages even as Epstein faced jail.

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2 w. ago Mandelson had ‘quite a record’ as ambassador but Epstein links ‘inexplicable’

Former UK ambassador to the US Lord Kim Darroch also said vetting for the role is a lengthy and thorough process.

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2 w. ago Mandelson deemed ‘worth the risk’ after checks, Cabinet minister says

The Labour grandee was sacked from his post on Thursday morning.

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2 w. ago Jeffrey Epstein was linked to the upper echelons of wealth and politics – but where did he get his fortune?

The sex offender was worth $600m when he died, but exactly how he acquired his wealth remains a mysteryJeffrey Epstein was a very wealthy man, but exactly how wealthy and where that money came from remains shrouded in mystery.Newly unearthed emails last week shone light on Epstein’s role as freelance client development officer, acting as a channel between political figures and business titans, greasing up the former with lifestyles they could not afford and the latter with avenues of political influence. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Badenoch accuses Starmer of lying over what he knew when about Mandelson emails

The Conservative Party leader said Sir Keir Starmer has ‘very serious questions to answer’.

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2 w. ago Starmer ‘defended Mandelson after No 10 had received Epstein emails’

PM understood not to have seen messages from former ambassador to sex offender when speaking in CommonsKeir Starmer defended Peter Mandelson in the House of Commons two days after details of the damning emails between the former ambassador to the US and Jeffrey Epstein were passed to Downing Street, according to reports.The prime minister sacked Mandelson on Thursday after emails were published revealing that he had told Epstein “your friends stay with you and love you” while the disgraced financier was facing jail for sex offences. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Could Peter Mandelson be removed from the House of Lords over Epstein ties?

Some MPs have called for him to be stripped of his peerage or have the Labour whip removed.

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2 w. ago Officials were aware of Mandelson emails to Epstein before Starmer defended him

The Prime Minister is understood not to have been aware of the contents of the emails until Wednesday evening.

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3 w. ago Starmer under scrutiny as Mandelson ‘admitted long ties with Epstein in vetting’

Questions are swirling about the Prime Minister’s political judgment after he sacked the peer a day after defending him.

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3 w. ago Starmer faces growing scrutiny over Mandelson appointment as PM sacks US ambassador for Epstein relationship

The Prime Minister fired Lord Mandelson after new revelations about his relationship with the disgraced financier

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3 w. ago Epstein’s shadow hangs over special relationship before Trump state visit

Jeffrey Epstein’s toxic legacy has touched the US and UK governments and the royal family.

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3 w. ago Lord Mandelson sacked as US ambassador over Jeffrey Epstein relationship after bombshell emails revealed

The Prime Minister fired Lord Mandelson after new revelations about his relationship with the disgraced financier

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