Britain's new ambassador to Washington, Lord Peter Mandelson, faced intense scrutiny regarding his past connections to Jeffrey Epstein during an encounter with a Financial Times journalist. Mandelson expressed regret for meeting Epstein and acknowledged the harm caused to young women but reacted angrily when probed further. His previous criticism of Donald Trump has shifted; he now respects the former president after Trump's endorsement of his ambassadorial role. This situation underscores the complexities of political appointments intertwined with controversial past associations.
I'm not going to go into this. It's an FT obsession and frankly you can all fuck off. OK?
I regret ever meeting him or being introduced to him by his partner Ghislaine Maxwell. I regret even more the hurt he caused to many young women.
His past remarks were ill-judged and wrong. He told the network that he has fresh respect for the president.
Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, who introduced the two men, is currently serving time for trafficking underage girls for Epstein.
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