Britain’s former prince Andrew failed to respond to US lawmakers’ request for testimony about Jeffrey Epstein by the November 20 deadline
WASHINGTON: Britain’s disgraced former prince Andrew failed to respond to a US Congressional request for testimony about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Sixteen Democratic lawmakers had asked Andrew to participate in a transcribed interview with the House oversight committee investigating Epstein.
The letter requested a response by November 20 from Andrew, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after being stripped of royal titles.
US Congress cannot compel testimony from foreigners, making Andrew’s cooperation unlikely from the outset.
“Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s silence in the face of the Oversight Democrats’ demand for testimony speaks volumes,” committee members Robert Garcia and Suhas Subramanyan said in a statement.
“The documents we’ve reviewed, along with public records and Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s testimony, raise serious questions he must answer, yet he continues to hide.”
Recently released committee emails and Giuffre’s posthumous memoir reignited anger over Andrew’s Epstein ties in the UK.
Andrew has consistently denied sexually abusing Giuffre, who alleged she was trafficked to have sex with him three times, twice when she was 17.
He paid her a multi-million-pound settlement in 2022 without admitting guilt after she sued him.
Giuffre died by suicide at her Australian home in April.
The committee members said their investigation into Epstein’s network would “move forward with or without” testimony from the 65-year-old Andrew.
“We will hold anyone who was involved in these crimes accountable, no matter their wealth, status, or political party,” they stated. “We will get justice for the survivors.” – AFP
