House Democrats have launched a new effort to compel Andrew Mountbatten Windsor — formerly known as Prince Andrew before being stripped of his title — to testify before a congressional committee over his past ties with Jeffrey Epstein, BBC reported Saturday.
The disgraced British royal to appear voluntarily before facing a possible subpoena.
“If he wants to clear his name, if he wants to do right by the victims, he will come forward,” said Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), speaking with the BBC. “Frankly, Andrew's name has come up many times from the victims, so he clearly has knowledge of what happened and we just want him to come forward and tell us what he knows.”
Mountbatten Windsor has faced renewed scrutiny over his past relationship with Epstein, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges and is alleged to have operated a blackmail operation targeting powerful figures. In October, the British royal was booted from royal life after newly published emails revealed that he had maintained contact with Epstein following his initial 2008 arrest on child sex crimes.
A member of the House Oversight Committee, Subramanyam has been among the more prominent lawmakers pushing for transparency around Epstein and his alleged crimes, having pledged back in September that his committee would continue to push for more files related to Epstein to be released, and taunting President Donald Trump – who had a close relationship with Epstein – in the process.
“No matter who it is – American or not – everyone should be looked at,” Subramanyam told BBC.
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) is another member of the House Oversight Committee – which holds the authority to subpoena individuals – and told the BBC that his committee would be willing to force Mountbatten Windsor to testify should he refuse to speak with lawmakers willingly.
“If Andrew wishes to come to the United States or he's here, then he's subject to the jurisdiction of the US Congress, and I would expect him to testify,” Krishnamoorthi told BBC. “Come clean. Come before the US Congress, voluntarily testify. Don't wait for a subpoena. Come and testify and tell us what you know."
