Why America can’t seem to 'cut out the Epstein cancer' like the UK
Columnist Rosa Prince tells Bloomberg that she is startled by the degree of difference between the way Britain and the U.S. are treating the wealthy associates of convicted sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
“His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, Duke of York will henceforth be addressed as plain old Mr. Mountbatten Windsor,” said Prince. “It's a stunning fall. The second, apparently favorite, son of Queen Elizabeth II has not only lost his many titles but also his home. He's been kicked out of his lavish grace-and-favor mansion in the grounds of Windsor Castle after elder brother King Charles III's patience finally snapped. An endless torrent of ugly revelations related to his closeness to pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein became unbearable for a family whose No. 1 job is to embody a dignified permanence at the heart of the British state.”
This reaction is a “ruthlessness and moral clarity others should try,” said Prince, adding that “The U.S. Congress and Trump administration need to do now what many of the president's supporters want and open the full Epstein files to public scrutiny.”
The reasons are obvious, and they are only lightly touched in a book by Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, which Prince describes as a “Who's Who of rich, powerful men, and some women, whom she encountered during the horrendous two years she traveled the world with the disgraced financier.”
“They allegedly include dozens of politicians, business leaders and academics, whose friendship [Epstein] cultivated in the vain hope it would make him look weighty and clever. Among them is an individual she refers to as the ex-minister, whom [Giuffre] claims was the most violent of her rapists,” Prince said.
Yet, for the past year, Prince said Congress and the White House have obfuscated, “using political tricks such as early recess and the government shutdown to prevent disclosing the hundreds of gigabytes of data plus other material held by the FBI relating to Epstein and associates, including his jailed girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell.”
“Why has the British establishment, not known historically for its alacrity, acted more swiftly than its U.S. counterpart to try to cut out the Epstein cancer,” said Prince. “UK tabloids are ferocious diggers, but public disgust at the affair and hunger for justice is no less potent in America. Quite the opposite.”
“The legislative and executive branches of the U.S. government should take their cue from the UK's non-executive chairman, King Charles. This scandal won't go away until the rot has been removed.
See the Bloomberg report at this Kansas City Star link.
