Paris opens Epstein link probe

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Shibley Telhami

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'French prosecutors will set up a special team to analyze files relating to Epstein and investigate suspected crimes involving French nationals; they will also reopen files on the late Jean-Luc Brunel, a former French modelling agency executive.' f24.my/Bk1I.X

French prosecutors announce special team to analyse Epstein files

The Paris prosecutor's office on Saturday announced it was setting up a special team to analyse files relating to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and investigate suspected crimes involving Fren...

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February 15, 2026 at 3:33 AM

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Robert Reich

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What do the powerful people named in the Epstein files all have in common?

February 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM

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Manisha Sinha

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Seriously is being in the Epstein files the most important qualification for members of the Trump regime?

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8h

The President, two of his current Cabinet secretaries, his former strategist, his biggest donor, and his pending Fed Chair nominee are all in the files of a pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring, while the attorney general and a former Cabinet secretary let him get away with it.

Seems kinda bad?

At least half a dozen top Trump administration officials appear in the Jeffrey Epstein files

The degree to which each individual was connected to Epstein varies significantly, from a single email to years of communications.

www.nbcnews.com

February 15, 2026 at 2:21 AM

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E. Wayne Ross

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Professors in the Epstein Files Begin to Face Consequences
Several faculty members who spoke regularly with Epstein have been stripped of their titles or teaching duties.

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Professors in the Epstein Files Begin to Face Consequences

Several faculty members who spoke regularly with Epstein have been stripped of their titles or teaching duties.

www.insidehighered.com

February 15, 2026 at 3:29 AM

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NPR

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Unlike in Europe, officials in the U.S. with ties to Epstein have largely held their positions of power. trib.al/NS4Lf8H

Epstein files fallout takes down elite figures in Europe, while U.S. reckoning is muted

Unlike in Europe, officials in the U.S. with ties to Epstein have largely held their positions of power.

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February 14, 2026 at 11:10 PM

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Reuters

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US Justice Department sends letter regarding Epstein files redactions to lawmakers, Politico reports reut.rs/4aurcQD

US Justice Department sends letter regarding Epstein files redactions to lawmakers, Politico reports

The U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to lawmakers regarding redactions in the files pertaining to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Politico reported on Saturday.

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February 15, 2026 at 1:01 AM

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Rima I Anabtawi

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Epstein Used Botstein’s Prestige and Connections to Recruit and Support One of His Victims, a Violinist from Europe

www.thedailycatch.org/articles/eps...

Epstein Used Botstein’s Prestige and Connections to Recruit and Support One of His Victims, a Violinist from Europe - The Daily Catch

Jeffrey Epstein utilized his burgeoning relationship with Bard College President and American Symphony Orchestra Conductor Leon Botstein in 2013 to procure perks for a young violinist who ultimately b...

www.thedailycatch.org

February 14, 2026 at 11:03 PM

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Meljomur

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This whole Epstein File episode has really brought home how much we’ve lost our empathy on a massive scale. There is actual evidence both documented and verified by survivors of horrific crimes. Committed by people at the highest levels. Yet not one of them has been punished.

February 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM

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robin celikates

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“Epstein’s victims experienced the rule of master and servant not just as economic but sexual violence. They were the first to name and resist our emergent political order.”

Thanks to our growing insight into Epstein’s world, we have gained a clearer picture of the psychic and economic logic of the contemporary far right. Just as Epstein wanted to close off all escape routes to his female victims, Trump and his tech reactionaries want to shut down all alternatives to the household economy and turn the presidency into a founder-controlled family firm. Attacks on the administrative state, the public sector and unions, and the transformation of border control agents into a personal militia can be understood as parts of a broader programme to extend the rule of master and servant to the entire economy. Perhaps if we all become Uber drivers, Amazon third-party sellers, trade contractors to real estate moguls, or academic supplicants to billionaires then the founder will be safe from collective sacrifice?

Epstein’s victims experienced the rule of master and servant not just as economic but sexual violence. They were the first to name and resist our emergent political order.

February 14, 2026 at 9:01 PM

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Eliot Higgins

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Police set up national group to deal with UK-related Epstein allegations www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Police set up national group to deal with UK-related Epstein allegations

Senior policing source says ‘tsunami’ of claims expected after US release of papers relating to disgraced financier

www.theguardian.com

February 14, 2026 at 3:30 PM

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