Peter Mandelson Asked to Testify Before US Congress Over Jeffrey Epstein Links
Former UK ambassador and Labour peer is urged by House Oversight Committee members to provide testimony amid ongoing Epstein investigation
Former British politician Peter Mandelson has been formally requested to testify before the United States Congress as part of the ongoing inquiry into the criminal network surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The appeal, issued in a letter by Representatives Robert Garcia and Suhas Subramanyam of the House Oversight Committee, invites Mandelson to participate in a transcribed interview as investigators scrutinise new evidence from recently released Department of Justice files.
The letter highlights Mandelson’s extensive social and business connections with Epstein and notes photographic and documentary material linking the peer to the disgraced financier, even after Epstein’s 2008 conviction.
Mandelson, who relinquished his membership of the UK’s House of Lords and resigned from the Labour Party earlier this month, has until the end of February to respond to the committee’s request.
As he is a British national living overseas, he cannot be compelled by Congress to attend, though he could be subpoenaed if he travels to the United States.
Mandelson was dismissed from his role as the United Kingdom’s ambassador to Washington in September 2025 following earlier revelations about his relationship with Epstein.
UK authorities, including the Metropolitan Police, are concurrently investigating alleged misconduct in public office relating to claims that Mandelson may have shared market-sensitive information with Epstein during his tenure as business secretary in 2009. Mandelson has denied any criminal wrongdoing and stated he has no new information to offer beyond what is already known via public records.
The congressional request comes alongside similar pressure on other high-profile figures connected to Epstein, underscoring the international reach of the inquiry and the continued political and legal fallout from the release of millions of pages of previously sealed documents.
As the deadline to respond approaches, Mandelson’s decision on whether to engage with the US legislative process will be closely watched by observers on both sides of the Atlantic.
The appeal, issued in a letter by Representatives Robert Garcia and Suhas Subramanyam of the House Oversight Committee, invites Mandelson to participate in a transcribed interview as investigators scrutinise new evidence from recently released Department of Justice files.
The letter highlights Mandelson’s extensive social and business connections with Epstein and notes photographic and documentary material linking the peer to the disgraced financier, even after Epstein’s 2008 conviction.
Mandelson, who relinquished his membership of the UK’s House of Lords and resigned from the Labour Party earlier this month, has until the end of February to respond to the committee’s request.
As he is a British national living overseas, he cannot be compelled by Congress to attend, though he could be subpoenaed if he travels to the United States.
Mandelson was dismissed from his role as the United Kingdom’s ambassador to Washington in September 2025 following earlier revelations about his relationship with Epstein.
UK authorities, including the Metropolitan Police, are concurrently investigating alleged misconduct in public office relating to claims that Mandelson may have shared market-sensitive information with Epstein during his tenure as business secretary in 2009. Mandelson has denied any criminal wrongdoing and stated he has no new information to offer beyond what is already known via public records.
The congressional request comes alongside similar pressure on other high-profile figures connected to Epstein, underscoring the international reach of the inquiry and the continued political and legal fallout from the release of millions of pages of previously sealed documents.
As the deadline to respond approaches, Mandelson’s decision on whether to engage with the US legislative process will be closely watched by observers on both sides of the Atlantic.
