Epstein files fallout: Tracking the resignations, firings and investigations

The Justice Department’s release of millions of files relating to its investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has shaken the upper echelons of power across the globe, resulting in high-profile firings and resignations in the U.S. and abroad and a number of active criminal investigations overseas

The Justice Department’s release of millions of files relating to its investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has shaken the upper echelons of power across the globe, resulting in high-profile firings and resignations in the U.S. and abroad and a number of active criminal investigations overseas.

Here’s a look at those who’ve been affected to date by the information released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the law that shone a light on the surprisingly wide network of rich and powerful people who interacted with the politically connected convicted sex offender, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on trafficking charges.

The former Prince Andrew was officially stripped of his royal titles in late 2025 as a result of his ties with Epstein, given new scrutiny after the House Oversight Committee released a trove of files last year. His reputational collapse plunged to lower depths on Thursday, when authorities said he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct while in office.

The arrest came after the Thames Valley Police said this month that the department was looking into a claim that the then-prince had shared confidential documents with Epstein while he was serving as U.K. trade envoy in 2010.

The claim emerged from an email chain in the latest Epstein files release. Mountbatten-Windsor appears to have forwarded Epstein “visit reports for Vietnam, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shenzhen” in relation to a trip he’d made to Southeast Asia.