US House Dems Renew Pressure on Prince Andrew

Members of the U.S. House Oversight Committee — including Reps. Suhas Subramanyam, Raja Krishnamoorthi and Ro Khanna — have renewed demands that former Prince Andrew testify about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein after newly released emails showed contact after Epstein’s prison release. Lawmakers said he should “come clean” or face a subpoena, though they acknowledged subpoenas would be difficult to enforce if he remains outside the United States; committee members said he could testify remotely or privately with counsel. Republican control of the House and a lack of backing from committee leadership make compelling his appearance uncertain. Pressure intensified after King Charles stripped Andrew of his royal titles and evicted him from his Windsor residence, and UK police watchdogs and the Metropolitan Police are examining related allegations. The Oversight inquiry has released tens of thousands of pages of documents about Epstein’s prosecutions, and Democrats and victims’ advocates say Andrew’s testimony could help provide justice and clarify what he knew.