00:00How far do the Epstein files implicate European political elites?
00:08The US Department of Justice has released millions of documents related to the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
00:16Since then, a wave of online accusations about who is in the files has prompted thousands of misleading online posts.
00:23But being named in the files is not indicative of wrongdoing,
00:26such as these mentions of French President Emmanuel Macron, who has been accused online of doing business with Epstein.
00:33It is true that Macron's name appears 205 times in the files.
00:36But there is no evidence that he exchanged personal messages with Epstein.
00:40Online, a handful of documents suggest a closer link between Macron and Epstein.
00:45All these are all via third parties.
00:47Such as this email from 2018, where a redacted sender asked Epstein to help him come up with ideas,
00:53with the subject line, Macron, there are no more exchanges on this.
00:57In contrast, there are multiple exchanges between Epstein and Slovakia's then foreign minister, Miroslav Hachak.
01:04I would take the MI girl.
01:06You can have them both. I'm not possessive.
01:10They're all under 30, so probably too young for you.
01:13Regards from Kiev, just to confirm the girls here are as gorgeous as ever.
01:19These exchanges were sent in 2018, long after Epstein first pleaded guilty to soliciting sex from a minor in 2008.
01:26Lechak has since resigned from his position.
01:29He denies all wrongdoing and says his contact with Epstein was foolish, merely goes in action.
01:34It's also important to note that while these files were linked to Epstein's case,
01:39the US Department of Justice said there was not enough evidence to bring charges against the people named.
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