Prince Andrew 'fails to cooperate' with FBI

[CathyorClaire]

www.thesun.co.uk/news/10832298/prince-andrew-provides-zero-cooperation-after-fbi-ask-to-interview-him-over-epstein-links/

No surprise there, then.

Do we think he'll hold out for the threatened subpoena or will the renewed public spotlight mean he jumps before he's pushed?

I suspect at the time of the interview he thought he would cooperate. He seems completely clueless and in his own entitled bubble. Then the legal team came along and said uh-huh, you’re definitely not co-operating.

I hope he’s the Queen paying the legal fees and not tax payers.

Presumably these exeperts have been called on board since the January spat with the FBI.

Makes a bit of a mockery of the anger and bewilderment he was said to be suffering at that point. You really have to wonder if he's capable of joining the dots.

He really is the scum of the earth. Behave as horribly as you want, when caught come out with a load of pathetic tosh about how 'honourable' you are while not acknowledging the victims' existence. Finally, use mummy's money and influence to weasle out of any accountability. What a prince among men

We need to trade him for Anne Sacoolas

Yep, he is slithering in with a PR opportunity during the pandemic. Quite predictable.

And yes, those are cupcakes he packing without wearing PPE.

And not a bloody glove or mask between the pair of them!! I would imagine the 'grateful' recipients actually dumped them (the cupcakes I mean)

I think it was a clever first PR photo, primarily about Fergie, very casual and low key, and doing a nice thing during the pandemic.
Very clever way to introduce him back into the public eye.

Lawyers for the victims now demanding anything held on Andrew from Epstein's estate :

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8257121/Lawyers-demand-Epsteins-estate-hands-Prince-Andrew-evidence.html

And not a bloody glove or mask between the pair of them!!

Surely dont need gloves if they're washing their hands?

I hope they get him cathy. This pandemic seems to be suiting him too nicely.

Too true Tonemeth

Too much sly rebranding

According to the DM , PA us going to start his “ fight back” today with the publication of all his dealings with DOJ.
Separately, HM has intervened so that he can keep his Security Team. Not sure why if he isn’t doing any public duties.’
Odious man.

I was trying to work out if today’s news meant that some formal procedure has actually begun,

What is the status of a MLA request?

And when was it made? Because the US side has been saying requests for an interview with investigators have been ignored for some time. What was the status of those requests? Or is this the first formal one on legal channels?

This is the article in the mirror

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-demands-uk-hands-over-22153995.amp?__twitter_impression=true

Bloody hell!

I hope this is the start of HMs protection of him coming to an end. He needs to answer the allegations put to him. And if not working for the RF then his security officers need to go.

MLAs are pretty routine, I think, and this is a formal way to ask for a witness statement (one of several types of action that can be asked for by this means)

I really can't see why US authorities have taken so long to launch the request

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52962980

BBC article, he absolutely must cooperate. And it’s appalling he hasn’t yet. Glad the coverage reminds us of that.

I hope this is the start of HMs protection of him coming to an end

Hope away, because I really can't see that ever happening
If push comes to shove he'll develop an "illness" ... or I wonder if there's some sort of conversation HM could "suddenly remember" which would get him off the hook?

I saw a picture of him in the paper at the weekend preparing care packages for NHS workers. Fergie is clearly trying to rehabilitate his image. I don't think anyone will buy it.

How on earth does this square with his lawyers statement today (reported by BBC) that he has offered cooperation three times this year?

It's just making no sense at the moment.

It’s certainly confusing.

He was reported as saying at one stage that he would participate in the investigation when required.

That could mean ‘when compelled’ rather than ‘as and when necessary’

But there have clearly been many more exchanges between his staff/lawyers and US investigators than have been made public, and that in itself can make things considerably less than clear

I think PA misunderstands why they want to interview him. He thinks he is a witness they see him as a perpertrator.

Enough of this nonsense the whole RF has to go. If we really want a fairer more equal society then we need to start by removing all titles and give everyone the equal status of citizen.

I couldn’t agree more.

The statement from Prince Andrew today says that "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 cooperation". In other words, he claims they have told him he is a witness, and not a suspect, Under UK law it would be a potential abuse of process for the investigating agency to mislead someone about whether they are a witness or a suspect.