Everybody who was anybody in America knew about Jeffrey Epstein. They either didn’t care or were begging for invitations and favours.

While the British government tears itself apart over the scandal, the Epstein files have fallen off the front page in the US. This is not simply because there are too many head-spinning tech bros, bankers, cultural big shots and politicians with their snouts in Epstein’s trough to keep up.

Instead it has laid bare the immorality of America, as those caught lying about the extent of their venal relations with the dead financier and convicted paedophile duck and dive for cover.

Their strategy comes straight out of the PR playbook of the malevolent Donald Trump whisperer, Steve Bannon, who was asked by his pal Epstein in 2019 whether to “continue to ignore” personal attacks. Bannon said yes. Responding, he said, “makes it way worse”. He is now following his own cynical advice on the subject.

One woman, however, has the power to blow this conspiracy of silence apart – Hillary Rodham Clinton. The presidential candidate defeated by Trump in 2016 is now demanding “let’s stop the games”.

Despite appearing only fleetingly in the files, she has been........

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