In an interview with The Sun, Mandelson said he regretted his friendship with Epstein and felt sympathy for his victims. He said his association with Epstein was "an albatross around" his neck.

His brother, Mark Epstein, has for years claimed that Epstein didn't kill himself.

A day earlier, the House Oversight Committee released more than 33,000 pages of documents related to Epstein and Maxwell's cases.

While awaiting trial, Epstein died in jail, but broader questions have remained around his connections and their relevance in the so-called "Epstein files," a collection of documents relating to the criminal case.

Commentary When the Department of Justice released what it describes as the final tranche of Jeffrey Epstein documents under the Epstein Files Transparency Act on Jan. 30—nearly 3.5 million pages in total—the legal narrative barely shifted.

I never had a personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. As is well documented. I went on a humanitarian trip as part of a delegation with the Clinton Foundation in 2002 on the Epstein plane.

Maxwell was an associate of the late Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender who died in custody in 2019 while under indictment for sex trafficking.

Peter Mandelson (L) with Jeffrey Epstein (R) in an undated photograph. (U.S.

The DOJ said the Epstein and Maxwell files can be accessed through a database on its website.

Epstein committed suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial, authorities confirmed.

In 2008, Epstein pleaded guilty to state charges in Florida of soliciting a prostitute and procuring a minor for prostitution, which was part of a plea deal.

Last month, a law passed in Congress called the Epstein Files Transparency Act mandated that the DOJ produce all records related to Epstein, accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, and any other possible co-conspirators by Dec. 19.

Mountbatten-Windsor has previously denied any wrongdoing over his Epstein links, which are known to have continued after Epstein was convicted for soliciting a minor in 2008.

Epstein was found dead in August 2019 in a Manhattan jail cell after he was charged with a new round of sex trafficking counts.

Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

The Department of Justice in January released millions of pages of emails Epstein sent and received, including some exchanged with Karp. Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting a minor for prostitution.

Lord Mandelson with convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein (U.S.

Anyone that has information or that knew Jeffrey Epstein or spent time with Jeffrey Epstein, we want to talk to and we have questions for.”

Wednesday's ruling was issued before a Dec. 19 deadline that was set under the Epstein Act.

related to both Epstein and Maxwell.

The DOJ last year was tasked with releasing files related to Epstein and longtime accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell after Congress passed a law, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, requiring the department to do so.

In its request, the DOJ sought the unsealing of documents in three Epstein-connected cases, including a 2006–2007 Florida grand jury investigation into Epstein, his 2019 sex trafficking case in New York before his death in August 2019, and the 2021 New

Epstein.” Contempt of Congress is a misdemeanor criminal charge that carries up to a year in jail and $100,000 in fines. Epstein was found dead in a jail cell in 2019 following his arrest on sex trafficking charges.

After reviewing unredacted versions of the Jeffrey Epstein files in person, Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) hold a press gaggle at the Department of Justice at 5 p.m. ET on Feb. 9.

The Epstein Files Transparency Act, introduced by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and co-sponsored by Rep.

Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have agreed to testify amid a congressional investigation of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Mandelson—who Starmer appointed—was arrested and then released by the Metropolitan Police in London earlier this week, after the U.S. federal government released emails between the ambassador and the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Justice Department is releasing 3 million more pages of the Epstein files. Find out what the Justice Department had to say about this latest batch.

Earlier this month the Department of Justice (DOJ) concluded that Epstein didn't have a "client list." The DOJ said that it believes Epstein killed himself in August 2019, contrary to claims made by his brother and others.

The Epstein files that were released earlier this week included nearly 30,000 additional pages, according to a DOJ statement posted on X.