Norway Probes Ex-Prime Minister Jagland Over Epstein Corruption Ties

Does Jagland's Epstein contact warrant corruption charges or are these investigations rife with Western hypocrisy?
Norway Probes Ex-Prime Minister Jagland Over Epstein Corruption Ties
Above: Thorbjorn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, spoke at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France on Nov. 16, 2016. Image credit: Mateusz Wlodarczyk/NurPhoto/Getty Images

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Pro-establishment narrative

Opening a corruption investigation into Jagland is absolutely warranted, given his powerful positions during extensive contact with Epstein. His own admission confirms serious ethical violations and demands a full investigation.

Establishment-critical narrative

It's sadly unlikely that investigations like this one will amount to a tangible outcome. All too often, Western investigations into powerful elites frustratingly lead nowhere.


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