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Back to EpisodesLack of criminal charges in US following Epstein files release 'extraordinary' says ethics lawyer
Published 3 weeks, 2 days ago
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In the UK, a former prince and a former ambassador face criminal investigations over their links to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, while a number of government officials have lost their jobs.
But in the US, prominent figures whose names come up thousands of times in the latest tranche of files - released by the US Department of Justice - remain unscathed.
It's prompted the question: why has the Epstein files lead to a more significant fallout in the UK, but not in the US?
- Guest: Richard Painter, Professor at the University of Minnesota Law School who served as the chief ethics lawyer to President George W. Bush
- Producer: Brooke Young, Pip Cook