US EditionCriminal investigation launched into Peter Mandelson
The Met Police investigate Mandelson for sharing market-sensitive UK government information with Epstein during the 2009 financial crisis, prompted by US Department of Justice documents.
- After a Cabinet Office referral on Monday, police have opened an investigation into Peter Mandelson over allegations related to Jeffrey Epstein, according to the Metropolitan Police.
- Released on Friday, documents indicate emails and DOJ files show exchanges between Mandelson and Epstein after the 2008 crash involving government discussions.
- A December 2009 email review shows Mandelson discussing bankers' bonuses, with DOJ files including a photo of Mandelson in underpants.
- The opposition parties called for a police inquiry, and Mandelson has resigned from the House of Lords amid ongoing government reviews and legislative efforts to remove disgraced peers.
- Earlier disclosures also show Mandelson responded that he has no record or recollection of receiving the $25,000 payments and questioned the documents' authenticity, denying leaks to Epstein.
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Move on, says Trump as Epstein files trigger probe into British politician
US President Donald Trump made a fresh plea Tuesday for Americans to move on from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, even as it left a prominent British politician facing a criminal probe on the other side of the Atlantic.
The Metropolitan Police officially launched a criminal investigation on Tuesday into allegations that former minister, European commissioner and ambassador Peter Mandelson leaked government emails and sensitive market information to Jeffrey Epstein, the American financier convicted of sexual abuse of minors. Meanwhile, Peter Mandelson resigned from the House of Lords, The Guardian reports.
The British police have opened an investigation against former EU Trade Commissioner Mandelson for his links with the US sexual offender Epstein, investigating allegations that Mandelson has passed on sensitive government information.
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