Prince Andrew is once again the middle of a controversy as the United States prosecutors want to question him over his friendship with the billionaire Jeffrey Epstein. As the American investigators claim the Duke of York is not cooperating, the legal counsel of the criminal sex offenders' victims accuses him of "still hiding behind his layers."
Prince Andrew insists that he offers help and to talk to the American prosecutors about his connection with Jeffrey Epstein. However, the investigators say otherwise, while a U.S. attorney even reveals that he is "falsely portraying himself as eager to cooperate."
In an appearance on Good Morning Britain, Lisa Bloom, the lawyer of the pedophile's victims, said that "no one is above the law," as she accused Sarah Ferguson's former husband of still hiding. She claimed that the duke said several months ago that he would cooperate with the prosecutors but he failed to do so, The Sun noted.
Bloom then said that he was hiding behind his attorneys, demanding him to be transparent and to meet with the investigators. She also asked him to help the victims to get the justice they all deserve.
Prince Andrew is still facing scrutiny over his connection with Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of sex trafficking and abuse. After airing his side of the story on BBC, the interview went disastrous, resulting in his resignation from his royal duties last year.
Recently, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a "mutual legal assistance" request to the Home Office to formally ask for its help to question the 60-year-old royal. Later, his lawyers released a statement, saying that the prince already offered his support to the investigators three times.
Blackfords LLP, which represents the father-of-two, said its client offered his assistance as a witness to the DoJ at least three times. However, it claimed that the DoJ, allegedly, breached its own confidentiality rules and asserted that the duke offered "zero cooperation." So, it accused the department of only "seeking publicity" instead of accepting the assistance given.
In addition, according to BBC, U.S. attorney Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. prosecutor in charge of the investigation, added that Prince Andrew "sought to falsely portray himself as eager to cooperate." He claimed that the public figure repeatedly declined their request to schedule an interview.
U.S. Attorney General William Barr, alternatively, cleared to Fox News that Prince Andrew would never be "extradited." He would never be handed over to the U.S., but he would only be questioned to provide some evidence about the case.
