Prince Andrew will be summoned to give evidence on Jeffrey Epstein to US Congress committee

Prince Andrew will be asked to give evidence about his links to Jeffrey Epstein in front of a US committee. Stephen Lynch, a senior member of the US House Oversight Committee, revealed he wanted to speak to the King’s brother regarding his involvement in all of this’. The Democratic congressman added that he was ‘sure’ an invitation would be issued to Andrew about his association with the late American paedophile financier. But the 65-year-old royal cannot be subpoenaed to attend a hearing because he is a UK citizen, and it would therefore be his choice whether or not to give evidence. The Prince’s links to Epstein have dominated headlines for days, with fresh focus on his sex accuser Virginia Giuffre’s claims after her posthumous book was published. Mr Lynch’s committee is currently scrutinising the bombshell documents known as the ‘Epstein files’, and Andrew faced renewed backlash after appearing in the latest papers tied to Epstein’s estate which were published by the committee last Friday. The politician was asked by presenter Victoria Derbyshire on the BBC’s Newsnight yesterday: ‘Would you consider inviting Prince Andrew to speak to your committee?’ Mr Lynch replied: ‘We would be extremely interested in hearing from Prince Andrew regarding his involvement in all of this, yes.’ Questioned over whether he will ‘issue that invitation’, Mr Lynch said: ‘We will I’m sure, I’m sure. We’ve had an opportunity to interview a half dozen of these survivors, each one of them has really had a bond with Virginia Giuffre and I think these memoirs only strengthen that bond. ‘And I think for those on our committee, both Democrat and Republican that have seen the pain and anguish that has been experienced by these women, it will only increase our interest in speaking to everyone who was involved here.’ Ms Derbyshire also pointed out that committee chair James Comer has said he was looking to bring in former US president Bill Clinton for a deposition because of his association with Epstein. She asked Mr Lynch whether he would ‘welcome that’, and he said: ‘He’s one of the individuals that if he has any information, yes, we would welcome him. ‘We do understand the nature of his involvement that he was on a flight that was humanitarian in nature, but anyone who had any involvement in this, we’d like hear from them as well.’ Ms Derbyshire also spoke with Annie Farmer, a victim of Epstein and his former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell. Ms Farmer and her sister Maria were among the first to make a complaint to the authorities in 1996. Asked whether Andrew should share what he knows with the authorities, Ms Farmer said: ‘I’m not holding my breath that Prince Andrew will do that because he’s had a lot of time to share information that he has. But I also think that this is an opportunity. ‘This is a moment. If he wants to do right by Virginia and the rest of us, he could do something different and say, I have information I want to share because I believe it could be helpful.’ She added: ‘I think that there were a lot of powerful people that are implicated in this, and we know that powerful people protect each other. ‘I do think that people who are demanding accountability, the survivors and those who have stood with us, are not going to go away. We’re not getting quiet. So I think that ultimately we will know more and more information will come out about this.’ The post Prince Andrew will be summoned to give evidence on Jeffrey Epstein to US Congresscommittee appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.