Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over his dealings with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Committee also received a response from Peter Mandelson declining the invitation to attend a transcribed interview.
“Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest is an enormous step forward in our fight to secure justice for the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s horrific crimes. Oversight Democrats called for Mountbatten-Windsor to come clean about his ties to Epstein months ago, and Britain is now holding him accountable with this arrest. Now it’s time for the United States to end this White House cover up.
President Trump and his Epstein Administration are not above the law,” said Ranking Member Robert Garcia.
Last November, Ranking Member Garcia, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, and 14 other Oversight Committee Democrats wrote to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Prince Andrew, Duke of York, to request that he submit to questioning by the Oversight Committee as part of the ongoing probe into Jeffrey Epstein, his accomplices, and enablers.
This month, Ranking Member Garcia and Rep. Suhas Subramanyam wrote to Peter Mandelson, the former British Ambassador to the U.S. who resigned from the House of Lords following the release of additional correspondence between him and Jeffrey Epstein, to request that he submit to questioning by the Oversight Committee as part of the ongoing probe into Epstein. Mandelson lied about his close ties to Epstein and forwarded him confidential government information. Today, Mandelson’s lawyers replied that he is unable to appear due to the ongoing investigation by the Metropolitan Police.
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