Prince Andrew ‘completely shut door’ on co-operating with Epstein probe – lawyer

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>Prince Andrew has &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;completely shut the door” on co-operating with investigators over the probe into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein&comma; a US lawyer has said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Andrew stepped away from royal duties following his disastrous Newsnight interview in November about his relationship with Epstein&comma; who killed himself in his jail cell while awaiting trial for sex trafficking&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads1--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a statement released four days later&comma; the duke said he was &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations&comma; if required”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But Geoffrey Berman&comma; who is leading the Epstein inquiry&comma; told reporters on Monday&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Contrary to Prince Andrew’s very public offer to co-operate with our investigation into Epstein’s co-conspirators&comma; an offer that was conveyed via press release&comma; Prince Andrew has now completely shut the door on voluntary co-operation and our office is considering its options&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr Berman told a news conference in January the duke had &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;provided zero co-operation”&comma; claiming his lawyers had been contacted by prosecutors and the FBI as part of the probe&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But a few days later&comma; Andrew was reported to be &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;angry and bewildered” at the claims by the US authorities&comma; with The Telegraph quoting a source as saying&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The duke is more than happy to talk to the FBI but he hasn’t been approached by them yet&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads2--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Monday&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This issue is being dealt with by The Duke of York’s legal team&period; Buckingham Palace will not be commenting further on this particular matter&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The palace has refused to give details of the duke’s legal team but he has reportedly hired Clare Montgomery QC&comma; who previously represented former dictator of Chile General Augusto Pinochet in the House of Lords&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed3883a4093">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; function &lpar;&rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; false &equals;&equals;&equals; &lpar; window&period;isWatlV1 &quest;&quest; false &rpar; &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&sol;&sol; Use Aditude scripts&period;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings &equals; window&period;tudeMappings &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings&period;push&lpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;divId&colon; 'atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed3883a4093'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;format&colon; 'belowpost'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; document&period;readyState &equals;&equals;&equals; 'loading' &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;document&period;addEventListener&lpar; 'DOMContentLoaded'&comma; window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; else &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback&lpar;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;script>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>


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