"President Emmanuel Macron Monday distanced France from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, saying it "mainly concerns" the United States after ex-minister Jack Lang resigned from a top cultural post over links to the late sex offender. His remarks came after Lang on Saturday offered to leave his post at the Arab World Institute following a decision by French prosecutors to open a preliminary tax fraud probe of him and his daughter Caroline after they were mentioned in files related to Epstein."
""This is a matter that mainly concerns the United States," Macron said, adding he did not want to "take part" in the public debate on the Epstein affair. "The justice system there must do its job, and that's all," Macron said. The French president also called for "real journalism", noting the dump of government files on Epstein had created "fuel for conspiracy theories"."
"Lang is the most high-profile public figure in France caught up in the latest release of private messages from the convicted sex offender. When asked about his decision to resign, Macron said he had taken note of it, adding the choice was made "in good conscience". Lang has denied any wrongdoing, saying he was "shocked" that his name appeared in the statutes of an offshore company that Epstein founded in 2016, and had only appealed to Epstein as a philanthropist."
President Emmanuel Macron distanced France from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and said the matter mainly concerns the United States. Ex-minister Jack Lang resigned from a top cultural post after French prosecutors opened a preliminary tax-fraud probe into him and his daughter Caroline following mentions in Epstein-related files. Lang denied wrongdoing and said he was shocked that his name appeared in the statutes of an offshore company founded by Epstein, describing his appeals to Epstein as philanthropic. Caroline resigned from her role at the Union of Independent Producers. U.S. prosecutors said they would not bring further charges after the document release.
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