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fromwww.mediaite.com
17 hours ago

James Comer Backs Kash Patel's Claim That There's No Credible Information' to Suggest Epstein Trafficked to Others: Would Appear to be Consistent'

No credible evidence currently links Jeffrey Epstein's trafficking of underage victims to other traffickers beyond Epstein himself.
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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
19 hours ago

Starmer banks on 150bn investment to placate critics of Trump state visit

Keir Starmer announced 150bn of US investment in the UK during Donald Trump's state visit to secure jobs and strengthen economic ties.
fromwww.mediaite.com
20 hours ago

Republican Grills Kash Patel On Epstein's Alleged Accomplices, Lists 20 People

Director Patel, I watched some of your Senate hearing yesterday when Senator Kennedy asked you, 'You've seen most of the files. Who, if anyone, did Epstein traffic these women to besides himself?' You replied, according to the transcript, 'There is no credible information that he trafficked them to anyone else.' He continued: You also said somewhere in the hearing and here today that the problem is that the case files are constrained by limited search warrants from 2006 to 2007.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
21 hours ago

Kash Patel Roped Into Promising to Investigate Epstein Estate for Forgery Over Trump Birthday Note

FBI Director Kash Patel agreed to investigate the Jeffrey Epstein estate over an alleged forgery of President Trump's signature.
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1 day ago

The View's Joy Behar Praises Thomas Massie as the One Republican You Can Respect Right Now'

Patel claimed during the hearing that there is no proof that Epstein was sex trafficking women to anyone but himself during his lifetime. The statement has left critics scratching their heads as Epstein was facing sex trafficking charges when he died in 2019, his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell is serving 20 years for sex trafficking, and victims of Epstein have spoken about compiling their own list of Epstein associates who assaulted them.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Kash Patel Loses It as Jamie Raskin Grills Him Over Epstein's Black Book': You Want Me to Break The Law?'

FBI Director Kash Patel declined to release names from Jeffrey Epstein's Black Book, citing federal court orders and grand jury material restrictions.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Barr tells House panel Jeffrey Epstein's death was undoubtedly suicide'

William Barr reaffirmed Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 death in federal custody was suicide, citing video, physical evidence and records, while acknowledging a camera blind spot.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Van with huge Trump-Epstein photo seized by police in Windsor, claim protesters

A van showing Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein was claimed confiscated in Windsor, while police stated the motorist left, with no arrests or vehicle seizures.
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fromAxios
1 day ago
UK politics

Photos: Activists beam Trump, Epstein images onto U.K. castle during president's visit

fromAxios
1 day ago
UK politics

Photos: Activists beam Trump, Epstein images onto U.K. castle during president's visit

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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Does Anybody Believe This?!' CNN Legal Analyst Doesn't Buy Kash Patel's Implausible' Epstein Testimony

Kash Patel's claim that Epstein trafficked only himself is implausible given Maxwell's conviction, victims' accusations, and numerous civil suits alleging other traffickers.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

Kash Patel Fumes at Republican Senator During Epstein Grilling: We Have Released All Credible Information'

Senator Kennedy pressed FBI Director Kash Patel over who else Jeffrey Epstein trafficked women to; Patel defended FBI disclosures and blamed prior administrations.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Just when Keir Starmer thought he'd got Jeffrey Epstein off his plate look who's coming to dinner | Marina Hyde

Quick update on Keir Starmer's government of national renewal: having just lost his deputy and housing secretary over her failure to pay the required stamp duty, the prime minister has also lost his US ambassador over his known close association with a known paedophile sex trafficker. Hang on he's now also lost his director of political strategy for relating some dirty jokes about Diane Abbott.
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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Labour MPs will be despondent after Rayner and Mandelson departures, says cabinet minister UK politics live

Keir Starmer sacked ambassador Peter Mandelson over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, prompting serious questions about Starmer's political judgment amid multiple government scandals.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Spotlight falls on Starmer's political judgment after Mandelson sacking

Keir Starmer sacked Peter Mandelson over links to Jeffrey Epstein and contested vetting, prompting questions about Starmer's judgment and appointment processes.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 days ago

Woody Allen says Jeffrey Epstein couldn't have been nicer' at dinners

Woody Allen described Jeffrey Epstein as personable and claimed Epstein sought redemption through philanthropy after a conviction for soliciting an underage girl.
fromwww.bbc.com
3 days ago

Tories demand answers on Mandelson in letter to Starmer

The Conservative Party has written to Sir Keir Starmer demanding answers over the extent of Downing Street's knowledge of Lord Mandelson's links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The Tories also called for the prime minister to release documents relating to Mandelson's appointment, including evidence that shows how No 10 reacted when they learned of his ties to Epstein. On Sunday, the BBC reported that Starmer explicitly asked Mandelson about his links to the paedophile before deciding to appoint him as ambassador to the US.
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fromAdvocate.com
3 days ago

House Oversight chair calls Robert Garcia 'drama queen' for releasing Epstein birthday book

James Comer called Rep. Robert Garcia a 'drama queen'; Garcia said the remark was homophobic and urged focus on justice for Epstein's victims.
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UK politics
fromBusiness Matters
6 days ago

Global Counsel cuts ties with Peter Mandelson amid Epstein revelations

Global Counsel is selling Peter Mandelson's multimillion-pound stake and cutting ties after his dismissal as UK's ambassador amid revelations of links to Jeffrey Epstein.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

UK needed unconventional' US ambassador when picking Mandelson, minister says

Peter Mandelson was appointed UK ambassador to the US despite ties to Jeffrey Epstein and was sacked after emails raised questions about prior knowledge.
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days ago

Bill Maher Roasts Trump Over Creepy Epstein Birthday Book' Denial

And then, to add to his bad week, the House Oversight Committee, they released a redacted copy of Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday book. He had a 50th-birthday party. People put together a book where people write in, and a lot of people wrote in this book. Bill Clinton's in there, Dershowitz, a lot world leaders, a lot titans of industry.
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UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 days ago

What is the new Mainstream' group and could it help make Andy Burnham Labour leader?

Keir Starmer faces mounting pressure over his leadership after ministerial resignations and an ambassador sacking amid controversies including links to Jeffrey Epstein.
US politics
fromTruthout
6 days ago

Democratic Senators Call for JPMorgan CEO to Testify on Bank's Epstein Ties

Democratic senators demand a congressional hearing and sworn testimony from JPMorgan over alleged facilitation of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking through bank transactions and accounts.
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fromThe New Yorker
6 days ago

The Intertwined Legacies of Rupert Murdoch and Donald Trump

On Monday, the House Oversight Committee released a letter that depicted a line drawing of a naked woman, with what appeared to be Donald Trump's signature in place of her pubic hair. The letter, which also included an imaginary dialogue between Trump and the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, had been included in a book compiled for Epstein's fiftieth birthday, in 2003, and was handed over by Epstein's estate following a congressional request.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 days ago

Meet James Roscoe and Clemency Burton-Hill: Washington's new power couple

James Roscoe has been drafted as Britain's interim ambassador to the US after Peter Mandelson's sacking linked to Jeffrey Epstein, bringing extensive diplomatic communications experience.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Starmer is losing senior figures at the rate of one a week

Senior UK government figures are resigning or being sacked at about one per week amid revelations linking them to Jeffrey Epstein.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

GOP barely defeats Senate effort to release Epstein files

Senate Republicans voted 51-49 to block a Democratic amendment that would have required public release of Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation case files.
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fromThe Nation
1 week ago

Why Is "The Washington Post" Whitewashing Epstein's Stomach-Churning Birthday Book?

The MAGA movement alleges Trump's birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein is a forgery to deflect attention from disturbing Epstein-related evidence.
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

What Jeffrey Epstein's birthday book tells us about his Wall Street origins

The book, which contains sexually explicit snapshots and hand-drawn images, concludes with a less-provocative section titled "Business." It offers a rare glimpse into the Wall Street job that helped launch Epstein's lucrative career as a money manager for businessmen like Les Wexner, the former owner of Victoria's Secret. The section includes letters from five former colleagues from Bear Stearns, the investment bank where Epstein worked for five years before hanging out his own shingle in 1981 as a financial advisor to the rich and powerful.
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1 week ago

Top Senate Dem Announces Bill to Force Treasury Dept to Disclose Epstein Wire Transfers

Following new revelations about Jeffrey Epstein's deep and long-running relationship with J.P Morgan, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced the Produce Epstein Treasury Records Act (PETRA) to compel Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to turn over Epstein-related Treasury records to Senate investigators, read a release from the Finance Committee. Wyden revealed in July that his committee previously uncovered over 4,000 wire transfers to Epstein that were flagged by the government as suspicious.
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