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Now, Lord Mandelson used to be seen as some kind of political genius, so much so his nickname was the Prince of Darkness.
He was instrumental in the rise of New Labour in the 90s and stayed close to the heart of the party, mentoring and advising younger politicians as they rose through the ranks to positions of power.
There are a lot of claims and more are emerging all the time as people review the new documents.
There are more than three million to get through.
The new allegations come from a load of emails between the two men.
Mandelson gave Epstein advance notice of a 500 billion euro bailout from the EU during the global financial crisis.
He sent internal government information about the state of the UK economy in 2009.
Also in 2009, he lobbied the Treasury on banking policy at Epstein's suggestion and he even
told Epstein that JP Morgan should mildly threaten the UK Treasury over bankers' bonuses.
At the time, it was reported that the bank had threatened to pull plans for the bank's new UK headquarters.
So what happens now?
The Met Police has launched an investigation into allegations of misconduct in public office.
Peter Mandelson has resigned from the Lords and the Labour Party and Keir Starmer has started the process of drafting legislation that will strip him of his title.
Just wanted to throw in there.
Let's move on.
Next up, so we have Andrew, Prince Andrew, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and a new police investigation after a woman told the BBC that she was trafficked to the UK for sex in 2010.
Added to the latest truly grim photos from the Epstein files show the former prince kneeling over a fully dressed woman who is lying on the floor.
I'm sure we've all seen the pictures.
They are absolutely chilling.
Emails from Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson to Epstein were also released, in which she calls him the baby brother she always wanted.