Guardian analysis of more than a million emails reveals financier’s deep and longstanding ties with the wealthy and powerful
The release of the Epstein files has reverberated around the world, leading to at least nine resignations and investigations into high-profile figures, including the former UK ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson, and the ex-prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
The deluge of information has made it hard to assess the extent of the connections but a Guardian data analysis reveals how frequent, deep and longstanding his ties were to a number of high-profile figures.
The Guardian examined more than a million emails released so far and identified over 150,000 unique emails between Epstein and a select group of elites and influential people (including those sent to or from assistants or close associates).
In this two-part series, the Guardian analyses correspondence between more than 30 people and Epstein, and visualises the online relationships of seven high-profile figures. The first article looks at Mountbatten-Windsor, Mandelson, Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon, and the Emirati billionaire Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem. Tomorrow, the Guardian will focus on the director Woody Allen, the former head of Barclays Jes Staley, and the renowned economist and former US treasury secretary Larry Summers.
