From 3 weeks ago. Prince Andrew 'falsely portraying himself as willing', US prosecutor claims 9 June 2020 The Duke of York has "sought to falsely portray himself" as eager to cooperate with an inquiry into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the US prosecutor in charge of the investigation has said. US attorney Geoffrey Berman said Prince Andrew "has repeatedly declined our request" to schedule an interview. The duke's lawyers previously rejected claims he had not co-operated, saying he offered to help three times. He will not be extradited, the US government's chief lawyer has said. US Attorney General William Barr told Fox News: "I don't think it's a question of handing him over. I think it's just a question of having him provide some evidence." Prince Andrew stepped away from royal duties last year after an interview he gave to the BBC about his relationship with Epstein. Epstein took his own life in a US jail cell in August, aged 66, while awaiting trial on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. The duke has been heavily scrutinised for his friendship with Epstein, but he has said he did not witness any suspicious behaviour during visits to the US financier's homes. Timeline: Prince Andrew's links to Epstein Who was Jeffrey Epstein? Mr Berman, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, has criticised the duke in the past. In January he accused him of providing "zero co-operation" and in March he said Prince Andrew had "completely shut the door" on helping investigators. On Monday, the duke's lawyers responded for the first time and hit back at the claims as "inaccurate". Mr Berman then issued a statement, deepening the row. He said: "Today, Prince Andrew yet again sought to falsely portray himself to the public as eager and willing to co-operate with an ongoing federal criminal investigation into sex trafficking and related offences committed by Jeffrey Epstein and his associates." He said the duke "has not given an interview to federal authorities, has repeatedly declined our request to schedule such an interview, and nearly four months ago informed us unequivocally - through the very same counsel who issued today's release - that he would not come in for such an interview". "If Prince Andrew is, in fact, serious about co-operating with the ongoing federal investigation, our doors remain open, and we await word of when we should expect him." The duke's lawyers declined to comment further. But a source said: "This is the third time Berman has breached his own confidentiality rules, further diminishing our trust in the DoJ's willingness to play a straight bat. It's frankly bewildering." Earlier, the legal team said: "As the public record indicates the DoJ has been actively investigating Mr Epstein and other targets for more than 16 years, yet the first time they requested the duke's help was on 2 January 2020. "Importantly, the DoJ advised us that the duke is not and has never been a 'target' of their criminal investigations into Epstein and that they sought his confidential, voluntary co-operation." Lawyer Gloria Allred, who represents some of Epstein's victims, told BBC Breakfast she thinks Prince Andrew has "very little credibility". "I have a lot of suspicion about what he is saying through his representatives," she said, adding that she did not feel the same way towards Mr Berman. She added that the victims are in pain and "deserve the truth". "Questioning the motives of the prosecutors, I just think that's meaningless in this situation," she said. "Let him step up to the bar of justice, take the oath and just tell the truth." 'Misleading account' The duke's lawyers said they had asked US prosecutors to confirm the cooperation would remain confidential, adding: "We were given an unequivocal assurance that our discussions and the interview process would remain confidential." They added: "The Duke of York has on at least three occasions this year offered his assistance as a witness to the DoJ. "Unfortunately, the DoJ has reacted to the first two offers by breaching their own confidentiality rules and claiming that the duke has offered zero co-operation. In doing so, they are perhaps seeking publicity rather than accepting the assistance proffered." The legal team added: "It is a matter of regret that the DoJ has seen fit to breach its own rules of confidentiality, not least as they are designed to encourage witness co-operation. "Far from our client acting above the law, as has been implied by press briefings in the US, he is being treated by a lower standard than might reasonably be expected for any other citizen. Further, those same breaches of confidentiality by the DoJ have given the global media - and, therefore, the worldwide audience - an entirely misleading account of our discussions with them." The DoJ has made a formal request to speak to the prince as part of its Epstein inquiry, by submitting a mutual legal assistance (MLA) request to the UK Home Office. Under the terms of a MLA request if Prince Andrew does not voluntarily respond, he can be called to a UK court to answer questions.
Round 2 of this case surfaced as part of the flap around Alex Acosta and his appointment or continuation in his position and whether he used his office - when he was U.S. Attorney to give Epstein a soft settlement and sentence probably checked some boxes in the office as to whether this could be a public corruption case. And of course having Bubba Clinton's name keep appearing in the background probably did not help. Lefties will note that out of my usual generosity of spirit I have put Acosta first as the reason rather than Bubba, but that could change in the blink of an eye if the British Lady sings. Not to forget also that there were reports a while back that alleged that people are getting the Clinton story wrong, that he was actually banging Maxwell which would not surprise me a bit. She being an attempted and failed social climber and would be more than willing to try to gain some influence from American power players. Bubba is probably all set - short term. Nevertheless he might want to do a few Hail Mary's or sacrifice some chickens to help his risk to reward ratio a bit. Just as a little piece of trivia. I noticed that the government's recitation of the facts stated that Maxwell participated in some orgies along with Epstein, but I did not see that she was actually charged with direct sex abuse- just all the support role stuff. This raises the possibility that either they gave her a pass on that OR that some of the orgies included adults so that those sessions were not a crime. hmmm. Don't know. Think Bill Clinton.
Seriously, you cannot disagree with this or the need anyway. "Lock her in a glass cage. Put a camera in the cell, hook it up to the internet, livestream it to the world." Keep an eye on slippery Ghislaine Maxwell https://nypost.com/2020/07/02/for-ghislaine-maxwell-the-punishment-must-fit-the-crime/
Explains Trumps pliant behavior with some and fits his character. He had that NYC place and his Florida rigged like the movie Bad times at the El Royal. Many rich men under his control. Who had the video surveillance servers? Maxwell, Russia or Israel? Maybe Trump now?