EPSTEIN IN NORWAY
Major Political Shakeup
Norway’s elites are no longer above scrutiny. Diplomatic prestige turned hot scandal this week as revelations from the U.S. government’s release of Jeffrey Epstein’s internal files triggered a cascade of investigations, resignations, and formal inquiries in Oslo.
Former Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland has gone from Nobel Committee chair to corruption suspect. Norway’s economic crimes unit Økokrim has raided his homes and accused him of aggravated corruption tied to Epstein-era benefits and travel and he will soon be formally questioned.
Mona Juul, a top Norwegian diplomat and former ambassador to Jordan and Iraq, has resigned and faces a corruption probe alongside her husband, ex-minister Terje Rød-Larsen, after files showed deep personal and financial links with Epstein.
Norway’s Parliament has launched a rare external inquiry into the Foreign Ministry’s ties to Epstein as public pressure mounts for accountability.
Even the Crown Princess’ past contacts with Epstein have forced public apologies and paused collaborations with Norwegian institutions as the scandal continues to reverberate.
What started as revelations from documents published by the U.S. Department of Justice has become a full-blown domestic crisis. Political reputations, diplomatic careers, and Norway’s blue-chip global image are all under fire. Across Oslo, the rule of law is colliding with elite networks once thought untouchable and the fallout is still expanding.
Just as Norway’s political elite are facing investigations and resignations over their ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the United States is confronting its own reckoning. Lawmakers from both parties are demanding fuller transparency, pressing the Department of Justice over redactions, and questioning how powerful names were shielded for years. Reputations are fraying. Institutions are being tested. The difference is whether accountability follows here in America as it already has in Norway.
Norway opened investigations. The United States hasn’t finished the job. If the Trump administration won’t release everything and follow the facts wherever they lead, then it is actively protecting elite offenders. Pam Bondi and the White House are still holding back key material. Americans are still demanding answers.
These powerful criminals must all be held accountable. —
01/14/2026 Sources: “Prominent Norwegians’ Epstein links will be investigated, PM says,” Reuters, Feb. 13, 2026 / “Norwegian diplomat steps down over Epstein ties, in widening scandal,” Reuters, Feb. 8, 2026 / “Norwegian police search homes of ex-PM Jagland in Epstein probe,” Reuters, Feb. 12, 2026.
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