The Jeffrey Epstein files have claimed their highest-profile political casualty yet
PARIS, FRANCE — The Jeffrey Epstein files have claimed their highest-profile political casualty yet. France's former Culture Minister and prominent Socialist, Jack Lang, has officially resigned from his powerful post as head of the Arab World Institute amid a massive tax fraud investigation linked directly to the deceased pedophile.
As the fallout from the latest batch of Epstein files released by the Justice Department continues to rock the globe, the 86-year-old political titan was forced to step down rather than face the music at the French Foreign Ministry.
"AGGRAVATED TAX FRAUD"
The financial prosecutor's office has launched a full-scale investigation into Lang and his daughter, Caroline Lang, over allegations of "aggravated tax fraud and money laundering
According to reports from the investigative website Mediapart, the Lang family had deep financial and business ties to Jeffrey Epstein, allegedly facilitated through an offshore shell company based in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The evidence is overwhelming. Lang was mentioned a staggering 600 times in the latest release of the Epstein files, exposing sporadic but consistent communications between the French politician and the sex offender from 2012 to 2019.
Despite his lawyer claiming Lang was "deeply hurt" and denying the allegations as "inaccurate," government officials made it clear his position was untenable. Maud Bregeon, a spokesperson for the French government, declared the resignation "the only possible decision."
"UNBEARABLE" ELITE ARROGANCE
The scandal has ignited fury across France's political spectrum. Former Prime Minister Michel Barnier warned against the mindset of the politically connected who feel "above the law." Barnier slammed the attitude as "
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unbearable" and warned it fuels populist anger among citizens.
Even members across the aisle agreed. Green Party leader Sandrine Rousseau and National Rally's Sebastien Chenu both declared that Lang's resignation was "about time," pointing directly to his Epstein ties and the looming tax probe.
