Recordsdata from a ‘birthday guide’ compiled for the intercourse trafficker Jeffrey Epstein seem to incorporate a glowing contribution from the present UK ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson.
Paperwork seem to indicate Lord Mandelson calling Epstein his “best pal” and writing of the pal “taking you by surprise… in one of his glorious homes he likes to share with his friends (yum yum)”.
The pages are contained in recordsdata from the property of the deceased billionaire paedophile, handed over to a Congressional committee.
The gathering of birthday tributes embody a hand-drawing of a lady’s physique, signed “Donald”. In addition they comprise an image of Epstein holding an outsized cheque, signed by “DJTRUMP”.
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An image of Epstein and Mandelson collectively within the ‘birthday guide’. Pic: US Home Oversight Committee
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A observe, apparently written by Mandelson, referring to Epstein as a ‘finest pal’. Pic: US Home Oversight Committee
Beneath the picture is a handwritten message that reads: “Jeffrey showing early talents with money + women! Sells ‘fully depreciated (redacted) to Donald Trump for $22,500.”
The US president has denied any impropriety involving Epstein, whom he as soon as counted as a pal.
The newly-released recordsdata had been handed over following a requirement by the Oversight Committee of the US Congress.
They’re from a guide complied by Epstein’s co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, to have a good time Epstein’s fiftieth birthday in 2003.
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Trump pictured alongside the UK ambassador to the US, Lord Mandelson, within the Oval Workplace. Pic: AP
Mandelson’s message to ‘finest pal’
Plenty of pages embody footage of Lord Mandelson, a former Labour minister, and a message that reads:
“Once upon a time, an intelligent, sharp-witted man they call “mysterious” parachuted into my life.
“You’d spend many hours simply ready for him to show up.”
“And infrequently, no sooner had been you getting used to having him round, you’d out of the blue be alone…. once more.
“Leaving you with some “fascinating” friends to entertain instead….
“Or simply some canines to maintain you firm (he wasn’t at all times so eager on them)
“But then he would parachute back in…
“Very often, taking you without warning in some far off locations
“Or in one of his glorious homes he likes to share with his friends (yum yum)
“However, wherever he’s on the earth, he stays my finest pal!
“Happy birthday, Jeffrey we love you!!”
Footage of Lord Mandelson seem on the pages, which embody a picture of a tropical island.
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An image of a tropical island within the Epstein ‘birthday guide’. Pic: US Home Oversight Committee
Beforehand, a 2019 report by JP Morgan financial institution recommended Lord Mandelson had stayed at Epstein’s New York flat in 2009, whereas the disgraced financier was in jail.
Epstein was serving an 18-month sentence after pleading responsible to procuring an individual below the age of 18 for prostitution.
On the time, Lord Mandelson was the enterprise secretary within the UK authorities, below then prime minister Gordon Brown.
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‘I want I by no means met Epstein’
Requested then in regards to the New York story, he mentioned: “I’m not answering any questions about him. My knowledge of him is something I regret, I wish I’d never met him in the first place.”
Requested why he had an affiliation with Epstein whereas he was in jail, Lord Mandelson replied: “Why did many people meet him? He was a prolific networker and I wish I’d never met him in the first place.”
