"Now Mandelson has also quit the House of Lords over the latest Epstein files released by the U.S. Justice Department. DAN NEIDLE: What we found was extraordinary. FRAYER: Tax attorney and think tank founder Dan Neidle sifted through the latest trove. Photos of Mandelson in his underwear, alleged payments Epstein made to Mandelson and his husband and emails from when Mandelson was a cabinet secretary after the 2008 financial crisis."
"NEIDLE: Peter Mandelson was forwarding sensitive government emails to Epstein, not just sensitive U.K. government emails. He was leaking U.K. and U.S. government secrets, essentially, to Wall Street. FRAYER: Police are investigating whether that was criminal. Mandelson did not answer NPR's calls and hasn't commented on the email allegations. He issued a statement saying he has no recollection of payments. But this episode raises questions about Prime Minister Keir Starmer's judgment in naming him ambassador just over a year ago."
Police in the United Kingdom have opened a criminal investigation into Peter Mandelson over allegations he leaked sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson is a former U.K. ambassador to Washington, MP and cabinet minister who resigned the envoy post last year over his friendship with Epstein and later quit the House of Lords. U.S. Justice Department files include photos, alleged payments to Mandelson and his husband, and emails from his time as a cabinet secretary after the 2008 financial crisis. Tax attorney Dan Neidle said Mandelson forwarded sensitive U.K. and U.S. government emails to Epstein, potentially leaking secrets to Wall Street. Police are investigating whether those actions were criminal; Mandelson has not commented on the email allegations and says he has no recollection of payments.
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