曼德尔森勋爵身穿一条白色Y字型内裤，在一张来自爱泼斯坦档案的照片中与一名身份不明的女性站在一起 图迫使司法部移交未经删减的爱泼斯坦档案，苏格兰场起诉曼德尔森勋爵需要这些文件，《每日电讯报》可以透露。
Lord Mandelson, wearing a pair of white Y-fronts, is seen next to an unidentified woman in a photograph from the Epstein files Credit Department of justice Connor Stringer Chief Washington Correspondent. Benedict Smith 2:54pm GMT Democrats will try to force the department of justice to hand over the unredacted Epstein files needed by Scotland Yard to prosecute Lord Mandelson, The Telegraph can reveal.
该党计划利用其即将掌握的国会控制权，强迫特朗普政府发布可能有助于提起指控的文件。有呼吁要求以滥用职权罪起诉曼德尔森勋爵。
The party plans to use its forthcoming control of Congress to compel the Trump administration to release the documents that may help bring a charge. There have been calls to charge Lord Mandelson with misconduct in public office.
消息人士称，民主党还希望“重新推动”听取这位贵族的证词，因为他拒绝了作为国会调查杰弗里·爱泼斯坦一部分而发出的出席作证邀请。
Democrats also want to make a “renewed push” to hear evidence from the peer after he declined invitations to speak to Congress as part of their investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, sources said.
一张来自爱泼斯坦档案的照片显示，曼德尔森勋爵（右）与杰弗里·爱泼斯坦（中）和安德鲁·蒙巴顿-温莎在一起 此举可能成为伦敦警方针对该贵族案件的救命稻草，该案因司法部延迟移交未经删减的档案而陷入停滞。
A photograph from the Epstein files shows Lord Mandelson (right) with Jeffrey Epstein (centre) and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor The move could be a lifeline for the Met’s case against the peer, which has stalled because the department of justice has delayed handing over the unredacted files.
众议院监督委员会的一位高级消息人士表示，这或许还能为伦敦警方提供来自这名已故恋童癖者遗产中从未公开过的文件。该委员会一直在调查爱泼斯坦与富豪权贵的联系。
A senior source on the House oversight committee, which has been investigating Epstein’s links to the rich and powerful, said it might also provide the London force with never-before-seen documents from the late paedophile’s estate. “We would be pushing the DoJ to be at least cooperative to the UK law agencies as a minimum,” the source said.
“我们至少会推动司法部对英国执法机构予以配合，”该消息人士说。曼德尔森勋爵去年因与爱泼斯坦的关系被解除英国驻美大使职务。
Lord Mandelson was sacked as Britain’s ambassador to the US last year over his relationship with Epstein. Lord Mandelson served as Britain’s ambassador to the US from February to September last year Getty Images/Jim Watson He was later placed under criminal investigation for misconduct in public office after the files appeared to show that he passed market-sensitive documents to Epstein during the 2008 financial crisis.
曼德尔森勋爵于去年2月至9月担任英国驻美大使 ，他因涉嫌滥用职权罪被立案刑事调查。他始终否认有任何不当行为。
He has always denied any wrongdoing.
原始文件被视为任何起诉案件的关键，因为曼德尔森勋爵的律师可能会辩称，网上发布的部分删减邮件缺乏背景，无法讲清完整故事。
The original files are considered crucial for any prosecution case because Lord Mandelson’s lawyers could argue that the partially redacted emails published online lack context and do not tell the full story.
司法部和联邦调查局均未回应伦敦警察厅的文件请求，该请求最初是根据执法机构间共享信息的非正式协议提出的。
Neither the DoJ nor the FBI has responded to the Metropolitan Police’s request for the documents, which was initially made under an informal agreement to share information between the law-enforcement agencies.
伦敦警察厅已通过正式的司法互助程序升级了该请求，但这可能需要数年时间。
The Met escalated the request through the formal mutual legal assistance process, but this could take years.
普遍认为，僵局的形成部分原因在于美国政府不愿公开可能进一步将唐纳德·特朗普卷入爱泼斯坦丑闻、并为其他案件树立先例、导致丑闻重燃的文件。
It is widely believed that the impasse has come about, in part, because the US administration is reluctant to release files that may embroil Donald Trump further in the Epstein saga and set a precedent for other cases that could reignite the scandal.
爱泼斯坦文件中的另一张照片显示曼德尔森勋爵正在接受足部按摩。民主党人在周二的中期选举中赢得国会控制权，通过掌控委员会体系（包括权力强大的众议院监督委员会）获得了广泛的法律权力。
Another photograph from the Epstein files shows Lord Mandelson receiving a foot massage Democrats swept to control of Congress in the midterms on Tuesday giving them expansive legal powers through control of the committee system, including the powerful house oversight committee.
该党承认，其迫使司法部与英国皇家检控署合作的权力有限，因为最终决定权在于美国司法部长托德·布兰奇的自由裁量。虽然他们可以推动文件移交，但无法保证成功。
The party concedes that its power to force cooperation between the DoJ and the Crown Prosecution Service is limited, as the decision ultimately lies at the discretion of Todd Blanche, the US attorney general. While they can push for the files to be handed over, they do not have any guarantee of success.
不过，他们可以举行听证会，调查司法部为何限制与英国警方的合作，传唤美英之间的通讯记录，并要求高级官员做出解释。
They could, however, hold hearings into why the DoJ had limited its cooperation with British police, subpoena communications between the US and Britain, and demand explanations from top officials.
民主党人还希望从明年1月接管国会后，能与其他外国警方合作，因为他们打算审查爱泼斯坦的核心圈子及其与特朗普盟友的关系。
Democrats are also hoping for cooperation with other foreign police forces once they take control of Congress from January, as they intend to scrutinise Epstein’s inner circle and connections with Mr Trump’s allies.
“如果我们需要来自英国、法国或维尔京群岛的文件，我们希望各方能与我们合作……”这位高级官员补充道。
“We would want people to cooperate with us ... if we needed documents from the UK, France or the Virgin Islands,” the senior official added.
曼德尔森勋爵去年拒绝了众议院监督委员会的出席要求。他的律师回复议员称，在他正在英国接受警方调查期间，这不可能实现。由于他不是美国公民，因此无法被法律强制在国会作证。
Lord Mandelson declined the request to appear before the House oversight committee last year. His lawyer responded to politicians, saying it was impossible while he was under police investigation in Britain. He cannot be legally compelled to testify before Congress because he is not an American citizen.
在文件似乎显示他在戈登·布朗执政期间担任部长时向爱泼斯坦泄露信息后，曼德尔森勋爵于2月退出工党并辞去上议院议员职务。
Lord Mandelson resigned from the Labour Party and quit the House of Lords in February after the files appeared to show he leaked information to Epstein while a minister under Gordon Brown.
他的被捕源于下议院议长林赛·霍伊尔爵士提供的一条线索，暗示曼德尔森勋爵计划飞往英属维尔京群岛。曼德尔森勋爵的律师驳斥该指控毫无根据。他从未被起诉，并否认有任何不当行为。
His arrest followed a tip-off shared by Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Speaker of the House of Commons, suggesting that Lord Mandelson planned to fly to the British Virgin Islands. Lord Mandelson’s lawyers dismissed the claim as baseless. He has never been charged, and denies any wrongdoing.