House Committee Requests Questioning with Andrew in Jeffrey Epstein Investigation
A American legislative committee investigating pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein has sent a letter to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly Britain’s Prince Andrew, requesting that he submit to an interview as part of its inquiry into Epstein’s wrongdoings.
In a communication released on Thursday, a California congressman, the senior Democrat on the House investigative committee, requested that King Charles III’s younger brother help with its inquiry.
The official demand to respond to queries arrives a week after Mountbatten Windsor was lost his HRH style and opted to surrender his rented residence in Windsor.
Documents and Claims
Mountbatten Windsor’s name appears in documents and aviation records subpoenaed from Epstein’s estate and disclosed by the committee. He has also been charged by one of Epstein’s survivors, the late Virginia Giuffre, of abuse.
“The oversight committee will investigate accusations of misconduct by Mountbatten Windsor, and will seek information on Epstein’s network, network, and accomplices based on the men’s longstanding and extensively reported friendship,” the committee said in a announcement.
It sought details from Mountbatten Windsor on specifics of his relationship with Epstein, who killed himself in a New York jail cell in 2019. Andrew has always categorically denied any misconduct.
Substance of the Communication
“It has been widely reported that your relationship with Mr Epstein commenced in 1999 and that you stayed connected through and after his 2008 sentencing for procuring minors for commercial sex acts,” the letter said.
It stated further: “It has also been claimed that you traveled with Epstein to his New York residence, the Queen’s estate at Balmoral, and to Mr Epstein’s private island in the US Virgin Islands, where you have been alleged of harming minors. This strong bond with Mr Epstein, along with the recently revealed 2011 digital communication in which you wrote to him ‘we are in this together’, further supports our suspicion that you may have important details about the crimes committed by Mr Epstein and his co-conspirators.”
A announcement regarding the letter said it was endorsed by 13 other Democrats on the committee and asks a reply by 20 November.
Previous Remarks and Collaboration
The letter comes a week after another Democrat on the committee stated: “Andrew should be asked to testify before the oversight committee. The citizens should be able to know who was harming women and minors alongside Epstein.”
However, the lawmaker does not possess the power to subpoena the duke and Congress itself cannot oblige evidence from a overseas individual.
In 2020, US agencies said that Mountbatten Windsor failed to reply to US appeals for an discussion. The then US attorney for the southern district of New York said that lawyers and the FBI had contacted Andrew’s legal team to inquire on his public commitment that he was “ready to help any suitable law enforcement agency”.
“It’s fair for people to know whether Prince Andrew has fulfilled with that assurance,” the attorney said, adding that to date he had “given no cooperation”.
Demands for Justice
The lawmaker said in a statement that “rich and influential men have avoided the law for far too long. Now, one-time Prince Andrew has the opportunity to tell the truth and secure accountability for the victims. The committee will not halt pushing for answerability and openness for victims of Epstein and his group of co-conspirators.”
Another signatory, a Virginia Democrat, said that after receiving accounts to the committee from Epstein’s victims, as well as public reporting of leaked documents, “it is vital that Andrew cooperates with the current inquiry. If he is not guilty, then he can vindicate himself.”
The lawmaker added: “And if not, our investigation will show that, and the affected individuals will receive belated redress. The monarchy’s actions taking away Andrew of his honors indicate there is additional to this case.”
The letter was issued on the same day the British king formally removed Mountbatten Windsor of his HRH style. Charles III formally made the alteration – which had been announced a week ago – by issuing a “royal decree” which the crown office released in the Gazette, the UK’s official public record.
