After the Epstein Files Release, Who Has Resigned, Been Fired or Is Being Investigated?

British police arrested Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, on Feb. 19 over suspicions of misconduct in public office after accusations that he shared confidential information with Mr. Epstein while serving as a British trade envoy, according to the BBC. The former prince was stripped of his royal titles and kicked out of his royal residence after disclosures in 2025 about the extent of his relationship to Mr. Epstein and his alleged sexual abuse of a young woman trafficked to him by Mr. Epstein.

Mr. Jagland, a former prime minister of Norway, was charged with “gross corruption” in connection with his ties to Mr. Epstein, the Norwegian police said on Feb. 12. Investigators are looking into “whether gifts, travel and loans were received in connection with his position.” The emails between the two men released by the Justice Department show Mr. Jagland and Mr. Epstein emailed frequently. In one instance, Mr. Jagland emailed Mr. Epstein asking to stay at his Paris apartment. In another email Mr. Epstein sent Mr. Jagland, then head of the Council of Europe, Mr. Epstein suggested that Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, should reach out to him.

Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Ms. Juul’s resignation on Feb. 8, days after she was suspended as Norway’s ambassador to Jordan and Iraq after disclosures of financial dealings between her and her husband and Mr. Epstein.

Mr. Lang, who once served as France’s culture minister, announced on Feb. 7 that he would resign as head of the Arab World Institute, a prestigious cultural institution in Paris, after French authorities said they were investigating reports that he and his family had financial links to Mr. Epstein.

In September 2025, Mr. Mandelson was fired from his job as British ambassador to the United States when the depth of his friendship with Mr. Epstein started to become clear. In February, Mr. Mandelson was forced to resign from the Labour Party and the House of Lords. The Metropolitan Police in London have begun a criminal investigation into Mr. Mandelson.

Mr. McSweeney, the former chief of staff to Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, resigned under pressure on Feb. 8 after days of political upheaval over his role in the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States. Mr. Mandelson was fired from his post in September when it was revealed that his friendship with Mr. Epstein was much closer than previously known and included sharing confidential government information with Mr. Epstein. Mr. McSweeney has no known ties to Mr. Epstein.

Mr. Lajcak, the national security adviser to Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, stepped down after the release of emails in which he and Mr. Epstein appeared to banter about young women.

Columbia University said it was stripping Dr. Moss-Salentijn of her title as a vice dean at the dental college after documents disclosed she helped develop a personalized plan of study for Mr. Epstein’s girlfriend. She remains a tenured faculty member at the college.

Columbia University cut all ties with Dr. Magnani, formerly Mr. Epstein’s dentist, after documents revealed he was the point person to secure Mr. Epstein’s girlfriend admission to the College of Dental Medicine. The university said that Dr. Magnani had not taught at the college since 2017, but that it had removed him from the admissions review committee and his volunteer leadership roles.

Mr. Ross, a longtime luminary in the contemporary art world and the former leader of some of the top museums in the United States, resigned from his position as department chair at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan after emails he sent to Mr. Epstein were made public, revealing a friendship that spanned decades.

In November 2025, Mr. Summers — a former Harvard president and secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton administration — said he would step back from some of his public commitments after new emails showed he had stayed in touch with Mr. Epstein for years after Mr. Epstein faced sex trafficking charges. He is on leave from Harvard, which is investigating their relationship, and he has resigned from positions at two think tanks and from the board of OpenAI. The Opinion section of The New York Times did not renew his contract as a contributing writer.

In December 2025, Arizona State University cut ties with Ms. New and PBS dropped her show, “Poetry in America,” after it was revealed that Mr. Epstein was involved in developing and funding the program. Ms. New is a former Harvard poetry professor and the wife of Mr. Summers.

Mr. Ito resigned as director of M.I.T.’s Media Lab in 2019 after he admitted to concealing his financial connections to Mr. Epstein. Mr. Ito also resigned from three boards, including that of The New York Times Company, and left a visiting professorship at Harvard.

Mr. Pritzker, a billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune, stepped down from his role on Feb. 16 as executive chairman of the Hyatt Hotels Corporation after recently released files revealed that Mr. Pritzker was in regular contact with Mr. Epstein in the years following Mr. Epstein’s 2008 plea deal on sex crimes charges.

Mr. Wasserman, the chairman of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, said on Feb. 13 that he was starting the process of selling his talent agency. The announcement followed a wave of defections from dozens of musicians and performers from the agency after flirtatious emails he sent years ago to Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime companion of Mr. Epstein, became public.

Mr. bin Sulayem, the head of the Dubai-based ports giant DP World, resigned on Feb. 13 after documents became public that showed apparent attempts by him and Mr. Epstein to arrange business opportunities for each other in addition to exchanges about women. When the documents were first released on Jan. 30, the Emirati executive’s name was redacted, but he was identified on Feb. 11 during a House hearing.

Mr. Staley stepped down in 2021 as the chief executive of Barclays after allegations involving his ties to Mr. Epstein. Mr. Staley maintained a relationship with Mr. Epstein in the years after his 2008 plea deal, and visited Mr. Epstein while he was allowed to work during his 13-month sentence.

In early 2021, Mr. Black stepped down from all of his leadership roles at Apollo Global Management, the private equity firm he co-founded, because of his close business and social ties to Mr. Epstein. Mr. Black paid Mr. Epstein $170 million for tax and estate advisory work. Mr. Black also agreed to step down as chairman of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Ms. Ruemmler, the general counsel at Goldman Sachs and a former top Obama administration lawyer, announced on Feb. 12 that she would step down from Goldman Sachs in June after emails showed a friendship with Mr. Epstein spanning many years. She advised him on how to respond to tough questions about his sex crimes and discussed her dating life, while Mr. Epstein provided career advice on her move to Goldman and showered her with gifts.

Mr. Karp, the longtime chairman of Paul Weiss, one of the nation’s top corporate law firms, resigned on Feb. 4 after emails showed that Mr. Karp’s relationship with Mr. Epstein was deeper than previously known. A 2019 email revealed that Mr. Karp had offered his legal opinion to Mr. Epstein about a plea deal he made roughly a decade earlier involving soliciting a minor for prostitution. Mr. Karp weighed in on the legal matter even though Mr. Epstein was not a Paul Weiss client.

In 2019, Mr. Acosta resigned as labor secretary after an outcry over his handling of Mr. Epstein’s sex crimes case in 2008. Mr. Acosta, then a federal prosecutor in Florida, agreed to a plea deal in which Mr. Epstein would serve 18 months in jail after being accused of sexually abusing dozens of young women and girls. Mr. Epstein served 13 months.