When police arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in London last week on charges related to the former prince’s past association with Jeffrey Epstein, they did more than send a signal to the British people that U.K. law applies to everyone. The startling event, which made headlines around the world, also highlighted the contrast between the way authorities in other countries have handled the Epstein cases compared to the United States.
That contrast was heightened even further this week with the arrest of Peter Mandelson, another former Epstein associate and longtime Labour insider who was most recently the U.K.’s ambassador in Washington. Authorities in other European countries have also launched investigations and legal proceedings against their own elites with ties to the late financier.
All of this is having a political impact in the United States, spurring new demands for accountability in the country at the heart of the Epstein scandals.