{"id":21863,"date":"2026-02-04T19:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/the-guardian-view-on-epstein-power-and-accountability-full-transparency-is-the-least-survivors-deserve-editorial\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T19:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:37:16","slug":"the-guardian-view-on-epstein-power-and-accountability-full-transparency-is-the-least-survivors-deserve-editorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/the-guardian-view-on-epstein-power-and-accountability-full-transparency-is-the-least-survivors-deserve-editorial\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guardian view on Epstein, power and accountability: full transparency is the least survivors deserve | Editorial"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the wheels of justice begin to turn in Britain, a spotlight should also shine on the financier\u2019s wealthy enablers in the US<\/p>\n

\u201cThe more Epstein documents get released, the more we see how he had so many powerful friends, and that\u2019s ultimately what helped him,\u201d commented<\/a> the US lawyer Lisa Bloom in an interview with the Guardian this week. As Ms Bloom, who represents 11 of Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s dogged and brave victims, drily notes: \u201cThat\u2019s not the way the justice system is supposed to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

From the outset, the Epstein affair has offered a textbook example of the ability of the influential and well-connected to avoid<\/a> scrutiny and intimidate those who would exert it. A ruthless pursuit of transparency, both institutional and personal, is the only way to combat such tactics and hold power to account. In the extraordinary days following the release<\/a> of further Epstein files last week, the wheels of justice in Britain are belatedly beginning to turn on that basis.<\/p>\n

Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters<\/a> section, please click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nAs the wheels of justice begin to turn in Britain, a spotlight should also shine on the financier\u2019s wealthy enablers in the US
\n\u201cThe more Epstein documents get released, the more we see how he had so many powerful friends, and that\u2019s ultimately what helped him,\u201d commented the US lawyer Lisa Bloom in an interview with the Guardian this week. As Ms Bloom, who represents 11 of Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s dogged and brave victims, drily notes: \u201cThat\u2019s not the way the justice system is supposed to work.\u201d
\nFrom the outset, the Epstein affair has offered a textbook example of the ability of the influential and well-connected to avoid scrutiny and intimidate those who would exert it. A ruthless pursuit of transparency, both institutional and personal, is the only way to combat such tactics and hold power to account. In the extraordinary days following the release of further Epstein files last week, the wheels of justice in Britain are belatedly beginning to turn on that basis.
\nDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As the wheels of justice begin to turn in Britain, a spotlight should also shine on the financier\u2019s wealthy enablers in the US \u201cThe more Epstein documents get released, the more we see how he had so many powerful friends, and that\u2019s ultimately what helped him,\u201d commented the US lawyer Lisa Bloom in an interview …<\/p>\n

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