“During the time he knew Epstein, he had no knowledge of Epstein’s actions involving underage girls,” the spokesperson told the newspaper.
“He first learned of those actions through published reports of Epstein’s prosecution in Florida. He never had any contact with Mr. Epstein again.”
In 2019, Mitchell was accused of having sex with one of Epstein’s victims. He denied the allegations, telling the BBC in 2024: “The allegation contained in the released documents is false. I have never met, spoken with or had any contact with [the alleged victim].”
Mitchell was the chair of peace talks that culminated in the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, which brought an end to the conflict in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles.
Epstein, a well-connected financier and convicted sex offender, was found dead by suicide in 2019 while awaiting a trial on sex trafficking charges.
The 238-page book contains messages and photos from a host of well-known people, including President Donald Trump, who denies writing the letter with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying on Tuesday: “The president did not write this letter, he did not sign this letter, and that’s why the president’s external legal team is pursuing litigation against the Wall Street Journal.”