After Epstein revelations, Europe vows accountability while U.S. holds back

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Democracy Dies in Darkness

Senior Democrats in Washington are comparing sweeping legal action across the Atlantic to the muted response in the United States.

February 22, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. EST8 minutes ago

A reporter holds a newspaper displaying an image of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor at an entrance to Wood Farm, located on the British royal family's Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England, a day after Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested. (Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images)

As the U.S. Justice Department demurs from new inquiries linked to the Epstein files, the approach by European authorities stands in stark contrast. On the other side of the Atlantic, governments are promising to hold the wealthy, powerful and politically connected to account.