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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Mar 2, 2026, 01:01 PM Monday

The UK has arrested high-profile figures connected to Jeffrey Epstein. Will the US?

Weeks after justice department officials released more than 3m investigative documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, there have not been any arrests in the US, prompting questions about whether any potential co-conspirators will be held accountable on American soil.

Indeed, consequences in the US for the sex trafficker’s associates have largely been limited to a handful of sombre resignations and public apologies of late – not high-level criminal prosecutions that victims and advocates have long demanded.

This lack of arrests contrasts sharply with authorities’ handling of Epstein associates in the UK. The former royal prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on 19 February on suspicion of misconduct in public office, as was ex-Washington ambassador Peter Mandelson days later. Neither man was arrested on suspicion of Epstein-related sexual misconduct, and Mountbatten-Windsor has adamantly denied such claims in prior statements.

Meanwhile in the US, there have been political investigations in Congress, and New Mexico’s top prosecutor announced an inquiry into Epstein’s Santa Fe-area ranch, but but there has been little federal action from the Department of Justice, run by Trump loyalist Pam Bondi.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/uk-arrested-high-profile-figures-110010259.html

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The UK has arrested high-profile figures connected to Jeffrey Epstein. Will the US? (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Monday OP
NO Oppaloopa Monday #1
No. They're too neck deep in this war against Iran -eom vanessa_ca Monday #2
Only if they can find a Democrat to charge... /nt artemisia1 Monday #3
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