Justice Department announces release of 3 million Epstein file pages
The Justice Department announced it has released 3 million redacted pages of Epstein’s files.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, to comply if asked by US lawmakers to testify about his relationships with convicted sex offender and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
“Anyone who has information must be prepared to share that information in whatever form they are asked to do,” Starmer told reporters on January 31, answering questions about Andrew.
“You can’t be victim-centred if you’re not ready to do that,” Starmer said.
Mr. Andrew has appeared on multiple pages and images in files released by the U.S. government on Mr. Epstein since last fall, including the most recent version released by the Justice Department on January 30.
The three million pages of newly released documents include emails in which King Charles’ brother is said to have been in regular contact with Epstein for more than two years after he was convicted of child sex crimes. It also includes a photo that appears to show Andrew crouching down and touching the waist of an unidentified woman lying on the floor. Her face was blacked out in the edited image.
Andrew was stripped of his royal title and kicked out of his Royal Lodge home in October 2025 after reports of his relationship with Epstein heated up. He was ousted from his position as senior royal three years ago. Epstein’s most prominent accuser, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, has claimed that she was sexually abused multiple times by the former royal when she was 17 years old.
In 2022, months before the publication of her memoir, Andrew made an undisclosed payment to settle a lawsuit in the United States brought by Giuffre, who died by suicide in April 2025. Andrew, 65, has always denied Giuffre’s explanation.
Asked by reporters whether the former royal should apologize, Starmer said it was “a matter for Mr. Andrew,” multiple media reported.
This is the second time since November that the prime minister has invited Mr Andrew to testify in parliament. That same month, several U.S. lawmakers stepped up their calls for Andrew to appear before a Congressional committee investigates the disgraced financier.
Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while in custody awaiting trial. Roberts Giuffre’s civil suit against Andrew was settled for an undisclosed sum in February 2022, and the then-crown prince made a significant donation to her charity.
Contributing: Reuters; Josh Meyer, USA TODAY.
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