Democrats on the Home Oversight Committee have summoned Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the previous U.Ok. prince, to undergo questioning in regards to the late intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In a Thursday letter to Mountbatten Windsor, who Buckingham Palace stripped of his title final week, the committee’s rating member, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.), and 14 different Democrats on the panel requested his cooperation in serving to them establish any of Epstein’s co-conspirators and enablers.
“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,” they wrote.
Mountbatten Windsor, youthful brother of King Charles and son of the late Queen Elizabeth, was a long-time affiliate of Epstein. In 2014, a girl named Virginia Giuffre alleged that Epstein sex-trafficked her to the then-prince when she was 17 years outdated. Mountbatten Windsor, who denied all allegations, and Giuffre reached an out-of-court settlement in 2022 over her sexual assault claims in opposition to him. She died by suicide earlier this 12 months.
The Democrats’ request to Mountbatten Windsor famous his friendship with Epstein in addition to a just lately revealed e-mail he despatched him 14 years in the past shortly after photographs of Mountbatten Windsor with Giuffre grew to become public.
“This close relationship with Mr. Epstein, coupled with the recently revealed 2011 email exchange in which you wrote to him ‘we are in this together,’ further confirms our suspicion that you may have valuable information about the crimes committed by Mr. Epstein and his co-conspirators,” they wrote.
Congress can not mandate a international nationwide to testify earlier than lawmakers, leaving Mountbatten Windsor with the choice to disregard the summons.
The Democrats requested him for a response by Nov. 20, citing the “urgency and gravity of this matter.”
“Rich and powerful men have evaded justice for far too long,” Garcia mentioned upon the letter’s launch. “Now, former Prince Andrew has the opportunity to come clean and provide justice for the survivors.”
Subramanyam mentioned Mountbatten Windsor’s title loss exhibits “there is more to this story.”
“If he is innocent, then he can clear his name,” he continued. “And if not, our investigation will show that, and the victims will receive long overdue justice.”
Buckingham Palace didn’t instantly return requests for touch upon the Democrats’ request.
President Donald Trump’s administration has been below hearth since July when his Legal professional Basic Pam Bondi mentioned she wouldn’t be releasing any extra Epstein information, though Trump repeatedly campaigned on making all of them public.
Since then, the Home Oversight Committee has sought different methods to drive their launch. When Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) is sworn in, Democrats could have the numbers to drive a vote on their launch. Nevertheless, Home Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to swear her in throughout the federal government shutdown.
Home Minority Speaker Hakeem Jeffries accused Johnson of dragging his ft on the matter Monday, saying he and the Trump administration have been working a “pedophile protection program.”
