Editorial: In Jeffrey Epstein matter, world’s powerful men slither away


Only Prince Andrew, here seen with Giuffre (centre) and Maxwell at one of Epstein’s parties, has suffered notable reputational consequences from the alleged sexual abuse scandals. — Giuffre

WE’VE said little about Jeffrey Epstein, the serial sex offender who wormed his way into the upper echelons of elite America in no small part by trafficking underage teenage girls to powerful men. The affair is sordid, the conspiracy theories legion and much of the media coverage both exhausting and troublingly salacious.

But on July 7, the Justice Department issued a memo that sought to put an end to the matter of Epstein, following what it said had been an exhaustive investigation. In essence, the government told the American people, “Nothing more to see here. Please move on.”

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