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Democrats connected the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are calling connected Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the erstwhile prince, to attest astir convicted enactment offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The BBC cited 4 Democrats connected the committee, which is probing the Epstein case, requesting the erstwhile prince's testimony.
“I would similar for him to travel to our committee and archer america everything helium knows astir Jeffrey Epstein and the crimes that were committed,” Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) said on the BBC vigor show “Today” successful an interrogation that aired Saturday.
“I deliberation this would beryllium a large mode for Andrew to wide his name. It would beryllium a large mode for america to proceed our pursuit of justness for the victims,” helium added.
The BBC besides quoted Democratic Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (Ill.) and Stephen Lynch (Mass.). Krishnamoorthi said he'd beryllium consenting to subpoena the ex-prince, though helium admitted it would beryllium hard to enforce.
Andrew has faced aggravated scrutiny successful the U.K. implicit his narration with Epstein, fueled astir precocious by renewed intersexual maltreatment allegations by 1 of Epstein’s victims, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, whose posthumous memoir deed bookstores past week.
King Charles III past week stripped his member of his remaining titles and evicted him from his royal residence, announcing helium volition beryllium known arsenic Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and not arsenic a prince.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), different House Oversight Committee member, warned Thursday that Andrew would look justice.
“Thanks to the courageous survivors of Epstein’s abuse, justness is coming to Andrew,” Khanna said antecedently connected the societal level X.
“If you abused children alongside Epstein, you volition look justice. That is what @RepThomasMassie and I are warring for. We volition not rest,” helium added, referring to his Republican workfellow from Kentucky.
In caller months, the Trump medication has stoked choler wrong the president's MAGA basal implicit its handling of files related to Epstein, who was erstwhile adjacent with the president. A fistful of Republicans person joined Democrats successful a propulsion to merchandise the files.
Early past month, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) denied that his holdup successful swearing successful Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (Ariz.) was connected to her impending, decisive signature connected a petition for a House ballot connected releasing the files.
“It has thing to bash with that astatine all. We volition curse her successful erstwhile everybody gets back,” Johnson said successful a erstwhile property conference.
The Hill has reached retired to the U.K. royal household for comment.
