Epstein files

United States

Footage shows suspicious presence near Epstein's cell on the night of his death

New surveillance images raise doubts about the dynamics of Epstein's death, while international investigations involve European politicians and accusations of Russian disinformation.

6 February 2026aggiornato alle 18

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Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jagland investigated for corruption
France denounces Russian action to implicate Macron

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Documents just made public by the Department of Justice show that investigators reviewing surveillance footage from the night of Jeffrey Epstein's death observed an orange-coloured shape moving up a ladder to the secluded, locked level where his cell was located, at around 10:39pm on 9 August 2019.

Caso Epstein, il governo Usa pubblica una deposizione del finanziere pedofilo

The entry in a video observation log from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, now closed, reports CBS News, seems to suggest something previously unreported by authorities:

'An orange-coloured flash appears to climb the stairs of level L - it could be a prisoner being escorted to that level.

Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jagland investigated for corruption

Norwegian authorities have launched an investigation into former Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland on suspicion of corruption, following revelations of his links to Jeffrey Epstein. The Norwegian Economic Crimes Investigation Service, a joint unit of police and prosecutors, announced that it would investigate the possibility that Jagland had received gifts, travel or loans in connection with his duties.

Jagland was Prime Minister of Norway between 1996 and 1997. He was also chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee and was secretary general of the Council of Europe, the continent's largest intergovernmental human rights body.

The files revealed years of contacts between the politician and Epstein.

Emails in the files indicate that he planned to visit Epstein Island with his family in 2014, when he was chairman of the Nobel Committee, with an Epstein aide arranging flights.

The Norwegian authorities are also trying to lift Jagland's immunity, which he enjoys due to his diplomatic background. His lawyer told Norwegian broadcaster NRK that Jagland is cooperating with the investigation.

France denounces Russian action to make Macron appear to be involved

France has accused Russia of conducting a disinformation operation to make people believe that Elysée chief Emmanuel Macron was involved in the Epstein scandal. This was reported by broadcaster Bfmtv, citing government sources who spoke of a cyber attack linked to the Russian Storm-1516 network and a fabricated article in the newspaper France Soir.

The Russian action was discovered by the French service for monitoring and surveillance of digital interference abroad, Viginum. Macron's name appears more than 200 times in the hundreds of thousands of pages of the file on the case of paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein published by the US Department of Justice. This is not because Macron is implicated, but because the French president is mentioned in discussions between other people or in press articles.

No evidence currently shows any exchange or meeting between the Elysée chief and Epstein, who died in prison in 2019.

The Russian interference operation, Bfmtv explains, is linked to a fake news reported yesterday by the X account 'French Response' of the French Foreign Ministry.

A woman, identified as Loetitia, claimed the previous day on X that Macron 'was a frequent guest at Jeffrey Epstein's residence in Paris', specifically quoting a fabricated article from the French newspaper France Soir, which then filed a complaint.

Police search Mandelson homes

The British police conducted searches at two homes of Peter Mandelson, as part of the investigation for irregularities in the army of public office against the former ambassador to the US swept up in the scandal caused by the publication of the Epstein files.

The Guardian reported this, adding that police confirmed the two searches, 'one in the Wiltshire area, and one in the Camden area linked to an ongoing investigation into malpractice involving a 72-year-old man who has not been arrested'.