"The letter said: While you no longer serve as British ambassador to the United States and have stepped down from the House of Lords, it is clear that you possessed extensive social and business ties to Jeffrey Epstein and hold critical information pertaining to our investigation of Epstein's operations. Given the appalling allegations regarding Epstein's conduct, we request that you make yourself available for a transcribed interview with Committee staff regarding the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators."
"Mandelson is also being investigated by the Metropolitan police for alleged misconduct in a public office following allegations that he passed market sensitive information to Epstein when he was business secretary in Gordon Brown's government in 2009. Officers have searched two properties connected to the former member of the House of Lords as part of its investigation. Mandelson has denied any criminal wrongdoing."
Peter Mandelson has been asked to provide a transcribed interview to the US House Oversight Committee about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Representatives Robert Garcia and Suhas Subramanyam wrote that Mandelson possessed extensive social and business ties to Epstein and holds critical information pertaining to the committee's investigation. The letter notes Mandelson was photographed or mentioned in the recently released 3.5 million Epstein files and gives him until the end of the month to respond. Separately, the Metropolitan police are investigating alleged misconduct over claims he passed market-sensitive information to Epstein in 2009; officers searched two properties. Mandelson denies criminal wrongdoing.
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