EA on BBC: Can US Court Subpoena Prince Andrew in Epstein Case?

Posted by Scott Lucas | Jan 30, 2020 | 0

Can US courts subpoena Prince Andrew, forcing him to speak to the FBI about the sexual abuse cases of the late Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell?

A prosecutor in New York State complained this week that, despite a November promise to cooperate, Prince Andrew is refusing to answer requests for his statement.

A lawyer representing five of Epstein’s victims is asking for a court subpoena to obtain Andrew’s testimony.

I explain the legal and political situation to BBC Radio Wales’ Claire Summers.

Listen to Discussion from 11:23

If Prince Andrew is in the US and refuses a subpoena, can he be removed from the country? Could he be taken by law enforcement to give testimony? That’s where we are in unprecedented territory.

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Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView.He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.

EA on BBC: Can US Court Subpoena Prince Andrew in Epstein Case?

Can US courts subpoena Prince Andrew, forcing him to speak to the FBI about the sexual abuse cases of the late Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell?

Listen to Discussion from 11:23

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