House Democrat seeks former Prince Andrew's testimony in Epstein case

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Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Andrew Mountbatten Windsor no longer is a prince, but a House Democrat seeks his testimony regarding the former Jeffrey Epstein case that ended with the financier's suicide in 2019.

Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., is the ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and in a letter sent Thursday asked Windsor to answer questions regarding "the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirators," CNN reported.

Garcia seeks a response by Nov. 20 and wants the ex-prince to sit for an interview that would be transcribed.

"Well-documented allegations against you, along with your long-standing friendship with Mr. Epstein, indicate that you may possess knowledge of his activities relevant to our investigation," Garcia wrote in a four-page letter to Windsor.

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"In the interest of justice for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein, we request that you cooperate with the committee's investigation."

Windsor is the younger brother of England's King Charles III, who removed Windsor's royal titles and related benefits Monday due to his prior relationship with convicted sex offender Epstein, according to ABC News.

"The king has been pleased ... to declare that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor shall no longer be entitled to hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of 'Royal Highness' and the titular dignity of 'Prince,'" the Crown Office published in its official public record called The Gazette.

The loss of his titles officially took effect Thursday, but Garcia can't compel the former prince to testify without a subpoena. A subpoena would require support from House Republicans on the committee, but none signed onto the interview request.

Instead, a spokesperson for the House committee accused Garcia of chasing "headlines and material for his next TikTok video," The Washington Post reported.

"Ranking Member Garcia does not speak for the committee, and his letters carry no committee authority," the spokesperson told The Washington Post.

Even if a subpoena were issued, it would lack the authority to force Windsor to testify due to the former prince being a foreign national.

Windsor's name appears in several Epstein documents, financial records and flight logs, including some that reference "massages," which raise questions regarding his relationship with Epstein.

Former Epstein employee Virginia Giuffre accused the former prince of abusing her sexually when she was 17 and accused him of believing "that having sex with me was his birthright" in a memoir that was published after Giuffre's death by suicide in April.

Windsor denied knowing Giuffre, but in 2022 allegedly paid her millions to settle a civil case that she had filed against him.

The House Oversight Committee has released more than 30,000 pages of Epstein files with redactions made to protect the names of witnesses and to prevent access to material showing child sexual abuse.