What you need to know about Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate’s extradition fight in the UK
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan were arrested in Miami following an extradition request from British authorities.
President Donald Trump has no plans to intervene in the extradition case involving controversial “hypermasculine” influencers Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate, White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt said at a July 23 White House press briefing.
The Tates were taken into custody by federal marshals in Miami on July 18 as British authorities seek their extradition to the UK on multiple charges of rape and human trafficking. Crown prosecutors announced a number of charges against the Tate shortly before their arrest.
The brothers deny the charges.
Asked by a reporter at a news conference whether President Trump or his administration plans to intervene in the case, Levitt replied, “No. I’ve already answered that question.”
According to Sky News, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who will ultimately decide whether the Tates can be extradited if a US court rules that they can be extradited, said on July 22 that the government has “no role” to play while the case is “or ever” in court. “I’m not going to comment on legal proceedings that are still ongoing,” Rubio told reporters during a diplomatic visit to the Philippines.
Joseph McBride, his brother’s attorney, pointed to Rubio’s decision-making role in a response to Levitt’s comments to TMZ. “Ms. Leavitt is great, but she’s not president or secretary of state,” he told the outlet. “Unless there is a signature from the Secretary of State, there is no extradition. Until there is a signature, it’s all commentary.” USA TODAY has reached out to McBride for comment.
What crime are the Tate brothers facing?
On the day of his arrest, the Crown Prosecution Service announced that Andrew Tate would be charged with seven new charges of rape, three charges of inducing or aiding human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, three charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and 19 additional charges relating to indecent images of children and extreme pornography.
Tristan Tate is charged with one count of sexual assault, two counts of rape, and three counts of inducing or aiding human trafficking for sexual exploitation.
Federal filings unsealed on July 20 show that three women have filed complaints with British authorities against both brothers.
Two of the women have accused Andrew Tate of rape and assault over incidents that took place in the UK in 2014 and 2015. Another woman accused Tristan Tate of rape and assault during their long-term relationship starting in 2012. The women claimed that their brothers often strangled them, sometimes nearly knocking them unconscious, before raping them.
One of the alleged victims said she met Andrew Tate on a dating app in 2014 and they had consensual sex. Later, during a visit to her home in Manchester, England, he held her down during sex. She claimed she couldn’t breathe and “feared he wouldn’t stop and was going to kill her,” according to the filing.
The women’s names are not listed in court documents.
The charges bring the total to 59, on top of the original 21 charges brought against the Tate brothers in the UK, including rape and human trafficking.
In a statement released after his arrest, McBride called the charges “a political blow ordered by a dying empire.”
The brothers are also being prosecuted in Romania, where they are named in multiple civil cases related to sexual assault and human trafficking allegations.
Who are the Tate brothers?
With millions of social media followers, the Tates are central figures in the manosphere, a collection of online influencers, websites and spaces that promote fitness, lifestyle and get-rich-quick advice, mixing misogynistic and anti-feminist rhetoric while claiming to respect women.
Trump courted members of the manosphere during the 2024 election, including appearances on podcasts hosted by allies of the Tate brothers.
The New York Times reported in December 2025 that the Tates have long cultivated friendships and influence with other allies of President Trump. Among them was his youngest son, Barron Trump, who was communicating with Andrew Tate via Zoom, the newspaper reported.
When the Tate brothers were arrested in Romania in 2022, Donald Trump Jr. posted on social media that the prosecutors were “absolutely insane.”
The Trump administration has denied any relationship with the Tates and called the Times and other reports “fake news.”
Contributed by USA TODAY staff
