By GB News (Politics) | Created at 2025-02-01 15:07:10 | Updated at 2025-02-01 17:55:41
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Prince Andrew could face a fresh FBI investigation over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, as Donald Trump's pick for the intelligence agency's top job promises to expose those connected to the convicted paedophile.
Kash Patel, currently undergoing Senate confirmation hearings, told senators he would "do everything" to uncover the full extent of Epstein's case.
Patel said: "Child sex trafficking has no place in the US. I will do everything to make sure the American public knows the full weight of what happened."
The would-be FBI chief agreed to demands to open records "of who flew on Epstein's plane and who helped him build an international human trafficking, sex trafficking ring".
Prince Andrew could face a fresh FBI investigation over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, as Donald Trump's pick for the intelligence agency's top job promises to expose those connected to the convicted paedophile
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The US bureau had previously requested Home Office assistance to question Andrew in 2020, though the probe was put on hold in 2024.
Fresh evidence has emerged showing Prince Andrew told Epstein they would "play some more soon" in February 2011, two months after claiming he had cut all contact with the convicted sex offender.
The emails surfaced in a London court case involving former Barclays CEO Jes Staley and the Financial Conduct Authority.
The Duke of York had previously insisted during his 2019 Newsnight interview that he ceased contact with Epstein in December 2010 after they were photographed in New York's Central Park.
The Duke of York had previously insisted during his 2019 Newsnight interview that he ceased contact with Epstein in December 2010
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The newly revealed correspondence shows Andrew wrote to Epstein on February 28, 2011, the same day a photograph emerged of him with Virginia Giuffre, then 17.
Spencer Kuvin, a lawyer representing several Epstein victims, told the Mail: "The 2011 email clearly contradicts Andrew's previous claims he stopped contacting Epstein in 2010. There should be further investigation."
In 2022, Andrew paid Virginia Giuffre an undisclosed sum, reported to be £12million, to settle her civil claim for sex assault without any admission of wrongdoing.
The duke has strenuously denied claims against him and insisted he has no memory of encountering Ms Giuffre.
Prince Andrew has kept a low profile since 2019
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The latest revelations come as Andrew faces additional scrutiny over links to an alleged Chinese spy, Yang Tengbo, who was reportedly invited to the Duke's birthday party in 2020.
Yang, a 50-year-old Chinese businessman and member of the Chinese Communist Party, has since been banned from the UK by MI5 on security grounds.
Court documents revealed Andrew's most trusted lieutenant had confided in Yang that the Duke's infamous Newsnight interview was "hugely ill-advised and unsuccessful".
Yang has denied all allegations claiming they are entirely unfounded.
