New Epstein File Emails Raise Fresh Questions Over Prince Andrew's Newsnight Claims

Contradictions in Newsnight Interview

• 💡 The latest Epstein files reveal significant discrepancies with Prince Andrew's statements in his 2019 BBC Newsnight interview.
• 📌 Andrew claimed no contact with Jeffrey Epstein between 2006 and 2010, but emails show him asking to use Epstein's Paris apartment in 2009.

Evidence of Continued Contact

• 💬 Despite Andrew's assertion of severing ties during a 2010 New York walk, emails indicate frequent and ongoing communication with Epstein.
• 🚀 This continued contact included Andrew sending official documents from his role as a trade envoy, even confidential information from Afghanistan, after he claimed to have cut ties.
• 🗓️ Andrew's claim that his December 2010 visit was the only post-conviction meeting is disputed by emails suggesting further interactions and attempts to set up phone calls.

Disputed Meetings and Accusations

• ❌ Prince Andrew stated he had no recollection of ever meeting Virginia Giuffre, his most prominent accuser.
• 🔍 However, emails, including a draft statement from Ghislaine Maxwell, suggest a meeting occurred in London in 2001, confirming the authenticity of a photo of Andrew and Giuffre.
• 📝 Andrew's private secretary, Amanda Thirsk, proposed a statement that would reject sex trafficking claims but acknowledge a meeting between Andrew and Giuffre.

US Authorities' Efforts

• ⚖️ The US authorities made extensive efforts to secure Andrew's testimony, concluding by 2020 that truly voluntary interviews were exhausted.
• 🚀 This led to a formal process to compel Andrew to give evidence, with no indication he plans to share information about Epstein.

Andrew's Justifications and Further Discrepancies

• 🎭 Andrew stated he made a "wrong judgment" in meeting Epstein in 2010 but for the "right reasons" of cutting ties, a claim contradicted by email evidence.
• ⚠️ The emails also show Andrew's response to Epstein's sentence ending was "congratulations," suggesting his conviction was not a problem for their ongoing personal and business relationship.