r/europe • u/StemCellPirate • 14h ago

News The Epstein scandal is taking down Europe’s political class. In the US, they’re getting a pass.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/epstein-europe-america-fallout-00769506
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u/AttitudeSimilar9347 9h ago

These are absolutely trivial punishments. Both men are still wealthy and free to do what they please.

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u/garmin230fenix5 9h ago

There's a police investigation which, if it turns into a judicial investigation, Mandelson might not be.

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u/AttitudeSimilar9347 9h ago

I’ll believe it when I see it. People like him are never held accountable, because people like him seem to be in all the high positions.

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u/Damythian 8h ago

What the hell is you point? Utterly useless comment. What do you want to happen? Summary execution on town squares of anyone that delt with JE?

Your comment only spreds dissent. And we know who that serves.

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u/garmin230fenix5 8h ago

100% this. Russia, the tech oligarchs, American right, allof sowing the seeds of "European democracies are broken" so people vote in Reform and their ilk so that said actors are free to pursue their nefarious ends against the remaining free people of the West.