Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has called for American figures linked to Jeffrey Epstein to face the same repercussions as their UK counterparts, pointing to the stripping of Prince Andrew’s titles and the dismissal of Peter Mandelson as Washington ambassador. Speaking alongside survivors of Epstein outside the US Capitol, Massie said: “There’s becoming a reckoning in Britain that needs to happen in the United States.”
Massie, joined by Democrat Ro Khanna, urged that “perpetrators of heinous crimes” should not have buildings or scholarships named after them. The bipartisan pair led a successful effort to force a House vote on releasing justice department files on Epstein, with Massie noting that thousands of pages have been released but “not a single name”.
Khanna renewed calls for Prince Andrew to testify before the House oversight committee, saying: “I do think that Prince Andrew does need to come and testify … and that can be bipartisan.” He added that the urgency shown by the British people should inspire similar action in America. Congressman Suhas Subramanyam accused the prince of hiding, warning he would be “sorely disappointed” if he hoped the story would fade.
