July 6 will mark the first anniversary of arguably one of the most embarrassing moments in the history of the FBI and the Department of Justice (DOJ). Last year, on that date, a joint FBI and Justice Department memo was released that stated no further people would be charged over their relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Despite the outrage that followed, which led to the passing of a new law forcing the release of more than three million Epstein-related documents, the memo proved to be correct: no one else has been prosecuted by the US so far over their links to the late paedophile.
This stands in stark contrast to the UK where, in the last year, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson have been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Both have denied the accusations.
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Earlier this week, police in Surrey became the third force to announce an investigation into Epstein’s crimes, a major escalation of the inquiry in the UK.
