A lawyer for Virginia Giuffre has said that the Duke of York should be granted “safe passage” to the United States to give evidence regarding Jeffrey Epstein.
Speaking on Piers Morgan Uncensored, David Boies argued that Andrew has an “obligation” to disclose what he knows about the late financier and should be able to do so without fear of arrest. The remarks follow former U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s statement that anyone asked to testify on Epstein, including the former prince, should appear before a congressional committee.
Mr Boies said: “He has an obligation to tell what he knows. Now, I also think that if he’s afraid of being arrested in the United States, we ought to give him safe passage to come to the United States to testify, because we don’t want there to be any excuse for him not coming and telling what he knows.”
His calls add to mounting pressure on Andrew. Earlier on Tuesday, the chairman of the cross-party Business and Trade Committee said there is potential for MPs to investigate his work as a trade envoy. Emails released in the Epstein files appear to show the former duke – who served as trade envoy between 2001 and 2011 – sharing reports of official visits with the paedophile financier.
Offering a pardon to disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell in exchange for information, however, would be a “travesty”, Mr Boies said. After the convicted Epstein associate remained silent when questioned by the House Oversight Committee last week, her lawyer wrote on X that she would be willing to answer questions “if granted clemency by President Trump”. In response, Mr Boies said: “There is no basis, none, for clemency. To give clemency or pardon to a person who played the role that she did in the victimisation of dozens, hundreds of young girls and young women would be a travesty.”
