One politician bit the dust as a result of his Jeffrey Epstein ties. Lord Peter Mandelson was fired as the UK's Ambassador to the United States.
Mandelson's long political career provides many opportunities to see where his loyalty lies. It's with the politically powerful and that includes private equity underwriters (PEU).
Epstein's largest funder ($170 million) was PEU Apollo Global co-founder Leon Black. Like Mandelson, Black stepped down in 2021 after the depth of his Epstein ties were revealed. Leon settled his criminal and civil liability with the U.S. Virgin Islands for $62.5 million in 2023.
In 2010 Mandelson formed a consultancy that served PEUs and other corporate clients.
Peter Mandelson is co-founder of Global Counsel. He has played an instrumental role in establishing GC as one of the world's leading strategic advisory firmsGlobal Counsel's website lists its customers which includes "acquirers," i.e. private equity.
I'm sure other PEUs are connected to the Epstein. Those may or may not come out over time.
The world has the opportunity to see clear and compelling evidence that admitted sexual molester Trump II was Epstein's wingman for many years. Some choose to close their eyes and look the other way. That behavior, looking the other way, enabled Jeffrey Epstein to accumulate over one thousand victims.
A post script PEU tie is that Epstein's islands ended up in the hands of the founder of Black Diamond Capital Management of Stamford, Connecticut with offices in London, St. Thomas and Mumbai, India.
The PEU family is rather large and black sheep seem to be fairly common. Politicians Red and Blue love PEU and their new TechGod brethren. Increasingly, more are one.
Trump's protecting the abuser class shows he remains Epstein's wingman.
