UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has urged former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to cooperate with the US Justice Department's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's files, saying that anyone with information should be prepared to share it. Starmer stated on Saturday during a visit to Japan that Epstein's victims have to be prioritized and that "you can't be victim-centred if you're not prepared to do that." This comes as the US Justice Department is set to release over three million pages of documents, including 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, in response to a law intended to reveal most of the material it had collected during its two-decade-long investigation.
Starmer's comments have reignited debate about whether Prince Andrew should issue an apology for his friendship with Epstein. The former prince has denied any wrongdoing but has so far ignored a request from US House Oversight Committee members for a transcribed interview. Meanwhile, the release of these documents has raised questions about the involvement of other prominent figures, including Steve Bannon, New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch, and billionaires Bill Gates and Elon Musk.
The new disclosures have sparked criticism over how the US Department of Justice handled the latest revelation, with one group of Epstein accusers stating that it makes it too easy to identify those he abused but not those who might have been involved in his criminal activity.
Starmer's comments have reignited debate about whether Prince Andrew should issue an apology for his friendship with Epstein. The former prince has denied any wrongdoing but has so far ignored a request from US House Oversight Committee members for a transcribed interview. Meanwhile, the release of these documents has raised questions about the involvement of other prominent figures, including Steve Bannon, New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch, and billionaires Bill Gates and Elon Musk.
The new disclosures have sparked criticism over how the US Department of Justice handled the latest revelation, with one group of Epstein accusers stating that it makes it too easy to identify those he abused but not those who might have been involved in his criminal activity.