Andrew summoned by US Congress to elucidate Jeffrey Epstein hyperlinks | EUROtoday

Members of the US Congress have written to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor looking for an interview with him in connection along with his “long-standing friendship” with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which is investigating the late financier’s “sex trafficking operations” and the US authorities’s dealing with of the case, mentioned it had recognized “financial records containing notations such as ‘massage for Andrew’ that raise serious questions”.

In its letter to Andrew, it cited “well-documented allegations” involving the previous prince and accuser Virginia Giuffre, and a just lately revealed 2011 e mail trade by which Andrew instructed him “we are in this together”.

The committee mentioned this “further confirms our suspicion that you may have valuable information about the crimes committed by Mr Epstein and his co-conspirators”, and asks for a response by November 20.

The letter, signed by 16 members of Congress and addressed to Royal Lodge in Windsor, reads: “The committee is seeking to uncover the identities of Mr Epstein’s co-conspirators and enablers, and to understand the full extent of his criminal operations.

“Well-documented allegations against you, along with your long-standing friendship with Mr Epstein, indicate that you may possess knowledge of his activities relevant to our investigation.

“In the interest of justice for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein, we request that you co-operate with the committee’s investigation by sitting for a transcribed interview with the committee.”

The request isn’t a subpoena, which might compel Andrew to present proof, however a request made on behalf of committee members.

It comes after the previous Duke of York was formally stripped of his titles by his brother King Charles on Thursday. Last week, Buckingham Palace introduced Andrew can be evicted from his dwelling at Royal Lodge and have his HRH and prince titles eliminated.

Members of the committee have beforehand referred to as on Andrew to return forwards and reply questions over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein within the US. Last week, the BBC reported that a minimum of 4 Democrat members had renewed requires Andrew to testify, with some even suggesting he might achieve this over video hyperlink and with a lawyer current.

Spencer Kuvin, a lawyer representing a few of the victims of Epstein, additionally referred to as for Andrew to testify.

He instructed BBC News: “We need to hear his story and hear what he is saying about what occurred, but also he could testify about other potential co-conspirators that he saw that may have been present at the mansions here in the States that were doing inappropriate activities.

“So on both fronts, both on behalf of other victims, but potentially on behalf of himself, we would like Andrew to come here and testify.”

UK commerce minister Chris Bryant has additionally beforehand instructed the BBC he believes Andrew ought to go to the US to reply questions on Epstein.

“I think that just as with any ordinary members of the public, if there were requests from another jurisdiction of this kind, I would expect any decently minded person to comply with that request,” he mentioned. “So I feel exactly the same in this situation.

“What I’m basically saying is that I think that if Andrew is asked to do something by a Senate committee, then I would have thought that he would want to comply.”

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