After shocking news broke about Jeffrey Epstein’s scandal, all eyes were on Prince Andrew, knowing that he had close ties with the billionaire pedophile. Although the financier and accused sex trafficker took his own life in August, the investigation didn’t end with his death.
The US Department of Justice recently submitted a request to the British Government to interview Prince Andrew. If the Duke of York will not cooperate voluntarily, he will be called to a UK court.
After the request, Prince Andrew’s advisers then issued a statement saying that he had offered to provide federal prosecutors with a witness statement three times this year with the condition that it will be treated as confidential. But the Duke of York’s lawyers said that the US Department of Justice breached their confidentiality rules to the first two offers. "In doing so, they are perhaps seeking publicity rather than accepting the assistance proffered,” they said.
Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers, said that she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew on three separate occasions when she was still a minor. The victim, who was only 17 years old at the time, was even photographed with the Duke of York's arm around her.
Prince Andrew had denied the claims multiple times, stating that he was not involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s scandal at all. He even noted that he had no idea that Epstein was abusing women. However, the FBI needs to investigate everyone linked to the case and, unfortunately, for the prince, the victim mentioned his name.
The investigation of Jeffrey Epstein’s scandal is still ongoing. The case still has a long way to go, but the most shocking speculation of all is that many claimed the billionaire is not even dead at all. Many believed that his death was faked and that a high and powerful person, presumably Prince Andrew and even Bill and Hillary Clinton, helped him get away with it.
Late November, Prince Andrew announced that he would be stepping away from his royal duties following a scandalous interview with BBC Newsnight. Many believed the main reason behind his decision was to save the royal family from more embarrassment.
The US Department of Justice had been investigating Jeffrey Epstein for 16 years and it was only early this year that it requested for Prince Andrew’s help. The DOJ stated that it only needed the Duke of York’s cooperation and he was never a target of the investigation.
