Queen's University Belfast cuts ties with US politician Mitchell over Epstein files
By Amanda Cooper and Muvija MQueen's University Belfast on Monday cut ties with former US Senator George Mitchell over his links to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, saying it was no longer appropriate to remain associated with the key figure in the Northern Ireland peace deal. The university said its decision followed new information on Mitchell released in the latest trove of millions of files linked to the late convicted sex offender Epstein by the US Justice Department last Friday. The university plans to remove Mitchell's name from the Institute for Global Peace, Security, and Justice, â and to remove the bust commemorating him from its campus, it said in a statement. Reuters could not immediately reach Mitchell for a comment, and his namesake think tank, the â Maine-based Mitchell Institute, did not immediately respond â to a request for comment. References to "George Mitchell" in the Justice Department's Epstein library included an email from 2013 titled "Appt w/Senator George Mitchell" and another in 2010 carrying the message "George Mitchell returned your phone call".
Source: The Herald February 02, 2026 20:47 UTC