They are keeping Andrew out the way, arent they?

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On the bbc news, 3 out 4 of the queen's children wished to say something in tribute to their father...

Andrew is obviously been kept on the back burner. They must know there's only so much the less fawning of us can take.

They have asked

Didn’t some one one this thread- or maybe it was the deleted one - say they worked in PR?

[quote SelkieIntegrated]@Alsohuman they have asked him too.
He said he would send typed answers (that his lawyers can pore over)[/quote]
His lawyers would tell him what to say in person. There’s no difference.

@Alsohuman it's completely different.

He would still have to answer the questions which he's shown himself to be exceptionally poor at. The lawyers could signal for him to stop speaking I suppose or advise him not to answer a question but they can't tell him what to say.

Janiie The dodgy deals are protected by the Royal Family, and in particular his mother. They are not crimes that could be investigated, unless there is a major overhaul of the RF's finances.

Not once have I called him a paedo or a kiddy fiddler or anything like that.

[quote forfucksakenett]@Alsohuman it's completely different.

He would still have to answer the questions which he's shown himself to be exceptionally poor at. The lawyers could signal for him to stop speaking I suppose or advise him not to answer a question but they can't tell him what to say. [/quote]
You really are naive. They’d spend hours and hours coaching him in advance of any interview. Every possible question would be put to him over and over again until he was word perfect. He’s not Joe Bloggs accused of nicking a car who has to make do with the duty solicitor.

So... because of that, he shouldn't be questioned? He might well be coached, but it is not the same as written answers, and his arrogance would probably make him slip up.

[quote forfucksakenett]@Alsohuman it's completely different.

He would still have to answer the questions which he's shown himself to be exceptionally poor at. The lawyers could signal for him to stop speaking I suppose or advise him not to answer a question but they can't tell him what to say. [/quote]
No difference???
Well, why not co-operate then.
If you really believe there is no difference between a real time interview and sending typed up answers then you're v naive. Or obtuse.
God knows what your agenda is.

That was to @alsohuman

Im wondering if this is somebody on his payroll trying create the narrative that it's hysteria to believe he ought to co-operate with the FBI!

Bingo!

He doesn't seem to be out of the way at all as far as I can see.

@Roussette

So... because of that, he shouldn't be questioned? He might well be coached, but it is not the same as written answers, and his arrogance would probably make him slip up.

Again I didn’t say that. Of course he should be questioned. I just don’t think they’d get much more face to face than on paper. And the more time that passes the hazier his memory will get.

The best hope of prosecuting him if he’s committed any crime is Ghislaine Maxwell spilling the beans and the questioning will be a lot more forensic if she does because there will be more to work with.

Totally disagree. You can get far far more from someone face to face than written answers to questions that have taken lawyers weeks to draft and put together.
Look at his body language in the Maitlis interview. Very telling.

You can’t convict someone on body language @Roussette. Fortunately the judicial system here and in the States is a bit more robust than that.

Well... Ghislaine has been denied bail for the third time because she is a huge flight risk. She has even offered to renounce her UK and French citizenship in a bid to secure bail.

By the time she stands trial, I imagine she might sing like a bird in a plea deal.

@Roussette

Well... Ghislaine has been denied bail for the third time because she is a huge flight risk. She has even offered to renounce her UK and French citizenship in a bid to secure bail. By the time she stands trial, I imagine she might sing like a bird in a plea deal.

I think so too. I’m looking forward to it immensely.

Well... Ghislaine has been denied bail for the third time because she is a huge flight risk.

Hardly surprising after what happened to Epstein.

Andrew suddenly looks much older

If anyone listens to podcasts, I can highly recommend 'Hunting Ghislaine' by John Sweeney.
It goes back over her childhood and upbringing, what an abhorrent man her father was. She was put on a pedestal by him, he adored her. And the story is brought right up to the present. It sort of answers some questions as to why she is the woman she is, and what Epstein meant to her. Fascinating to listen to.

Hardly surprising after what happened to Epstein

Yes, she is on constant suicide watch.

@Alsohuman

You can’t convict someone on body language *@Roussette*. Fortunately the judicial system here and in the States is a bit more robust than that.

You think investigators don't look at body language when they interview suspects? You don't think their interview technique might involve picking up on 'tells' and then pursuing the questions/lines of enquiry where they think they're being fed a lie?

How do you think investigative interviews work exactly?

Do people really think that Ghislane is a high suicide risk? The risk of her turning up dead is incredibly high, yes, but suicide...

@Roussette

Hardly surprising after what happened to Epstein

Yes, she is on constant suicide watch.

So was Epstein.

You think investigators don't look at body language when they interview suspects?

But you can't convict someone on their body language, which is what was said.

One thing that can happen in an interview (but not with written qu's) is that an interviewee can be surprised by a question regarding something he doesn't realise the interviewer knows about.

In written questions, he would have time to recover, draft a response, the response get reviewed etc. In a real time interview his reaction to the question would be a 'tell' to any experienced investigator.

Why do you think our justice system revolves around all the key witnesses giving evidence in real time, face to face with the jury, and being cross-examined by counsel? How people answer questions in person can be very telling, far more so than a written response which has been drafted and redrafted.