Overview
- Emails released by the U.S. Department of Justice include exchanges where Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein discuss “triangles,” understood to refer to Xanax, during late 2009.
- The correspondence also shows Mandelson asking for prescription Niaspan, with Epstein indicating he could obtain more, while Epstein was under house arrest.
- Further emails outline plans around a New York visit in March 2010, with Epstein writing “botox first step,” though the reporting says it is unclear whether any procedure occurred.
- A DOJ-released photograph shows Mandelson seated with Epstein and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, adding to the fresh scrutiny.
- Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp urged police to investigate; Mandelson’s lawyers declined to comment, and he remains under investigation on suspicion of misconduct in public office.