Epstein Files Release Prompts Calls for Prince Andrew Testimony and Police Probe
New documents link Duke of York to alleged sexual encounter; Metropolitan Police receive misconduct reports.
Callum Smith
Freshly released documents concerning Jeffrey Epstein have prompted renewed calls for Prince Andrew to testify before US Congress and for the Metropolitan Police to reopen investigations.
This call emphasizes the urgent need to prioritize the well-being and justice for Epstein's victims.
A second woman has come forward with allegations, claiming she was flown to the UK by Epstein for a sexual encounter with Prince Andrew at Royal Lodge in 2010.
The woman, now in her 30s, alleges she spent a night at Royal Lodge with Prince Andrew after being directed there by Epstein. She further claims she was later given tea and a tour of Buckingham Palace.
We're talking about at least one woman who was sent by Jeffrey Epstein over to Prince Andrew. And she even had, after a night with Prince Andrew, a tour of Buckingham Palace.
Photographs within the Epstein files appear to depict Prince Andrew on the floor with a woman. Documents also allege he exchanged emails with Epstein concerning a Russian woman and extended an invitation to Buckingham Palace.
An Epstein survivor reportedly informed FBI agents in 2020 about Prince Andrew's presence at Epstein's properties. She detailed the abuse she endured from both Epstein and Prince Andrew.
She was severely exploited by Jeffrey Epstein. An extension of that was the exploitation of her by Prince Andrew.
Prince Andrew was subsequently stripped of his royal titles. In 2022, he paid millions to Virginia Giuffre to settle a civil sexual assault claim filed in 2021.
Gloria Allred, a US lawyer, is urging the Metropolitan Police to reopen their investigation into Prince Andrew. She is also calling on him to volunteer to speak to Congress.
The Metropolitan Police should reopen their investigation of Andrew. In addition, Andrew should volunteer to speak to Congress, even though he has denied that he has committed any crime. He should do this to help the survivors learn what he observed and what was going on at the crime scene.
US lawyer Bradley Edwards claims an encounter took place at Royal Lodge between Prince Andrew and a woman. He described this as an extension of Epstein's exploitation of the woman by Prince Andrew.
Edwards dismisses the notion that stripping Prince Andrew of his title provides justice to victims. He highlights a perceived lack of accountability for the Duke.
He's pseudo-stripped Andrew of his titles, he's exiling him to the Sandringham Estate.
The released files mention Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson, Peter Mandelson, Richard Branson, Elon Musk, and Steve Bannon. Elon Musk's entries discuss visits to Epstein's island and inquiries about parties.
Jeffrey Epstein made unsubstantiated allegations about Bill Gates. He claimed the Microsoft founder sought antibiotics to give to his then-wife Melinda after contracting an STD from 'Russian girls'.
These claims are absolutely absurd and completely false.
Jeffrey Epstein sent $75,000 to accounts linked to Lord Mandelson between 2003 and 2004. Lord Mandelson states he did not recall receiving these funds and questions their validity.
Lord Mandelson asserts that allegations of receiving financial payments 20 years ago are false. He suggests these claims require his own investigation and further scrutiny of the transactions.
Allegations which I believe to be false that he made financial payments to me 20 years ago, and of which I have no record or recollection, need investigating by me. While doing this I do not wish to cause further embarrassment to the Labour Party and I am therefore stepping down from membership of the party.
The files include unsubstantiated tip-offs received by the FBI in August. Donald Trump's name appears hundreds of times within the released documents.
President Donald Trump claims the latest release of files from investigations into Jeffrey Epstein 'absolves' him. He suggests the documents clear him of any wrongdoing.
I didn't see it myself but I was told by some very important people that not only does it absolve me, it's the opposite of what people were hoping, you know, the radical left.
Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019. Sir Keir Starmer also believes Lord Mandelson should not be the House of Lords.
should not be a member of the House of Lords
The ongoing revelations from the Epstein files continue to draw attention to powerful figures. The potential for further testimony and investigations remains a significant development.
If anybody has information or evidence that they can share that might help to understand what’s gone on and bring justice for those victims, then they should share it, whether that is Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, whether it’s Lord Mandelson, or whether it’s anybody else. They have a moral obligation to share what they knew so that the victims can help find the justice that they’ve been denied for so long.
