Epstein-proof? US Justice Department so far spares Trump
François PICARD | Rebecca GNIGNATI | Charles WENTE | Ilayda HABIP | Anne BAGAMERY | Emma-Kate SYMONS | Pierre Gervais | Andrew WEISSMANN
Edité par France 24
- 2026
Over in the US, former president Bill Clinton has been subpoenaed by a Congressional panel, but what about the current occupant of the White House and his commerce secretary, who visibly lied about never having seen Epstein again after 2005? In the age of echo chambers, does telling the truth ultimately matter?
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More broadly, will the Epstein files go down in history as the moment that made accountability great again, or be remembered as the bellwether of an irreversible erosion of the rules-based order?
- Note
Here in Europe, the heads have started to roll. As journalists and prosecutors continue to speed-read their way through the more than 3 million documents dumped a week ago Friday in the Epstein files, the revelations have already led to resignations, sackings and criminal probes in Norway, France, the UK and beyond. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hanging by a thread and he never even met Epstein.
- Langue
- anglais
- Date de publication
- 11/02/2026
- Collection
- The Debate
- Contributeurs
- Anne BAGAMERY Independent journalist
Emma-Kate SYMONS Journalist, The New World & Editor, Conspiracy Watch Global
Pierre Gervais Professor of American Civilization, Sorbonne Nouvelle University
Andrew WEISSMANN Professor at NYU School of Law; Former General Counsel of the FBI