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Blair's 2002 Meeting with Epstein Under Scrutiny Amid Controversy
10/13/2025
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- Tony Blair, former Prime Minister, met Jeffrey Epstein at Downing Street May 14, 2002, after lobbying from Lord Peter Mandelson.
- Mandelson described Epstein as a friend and safe in emails to Blair's chief of staff Jonathan Powell.
- Meeting occurred before Epstein's crimes were known, and he pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008.
- Mandelson was later dismissed as US ambassador amid revelations about his ties to Epstein.
