Posted on 03/08/2020 6:12:45 PM PDT by bitt
Prince Andrew has hired Britain’s “most formidable” extradition lawyer to protect him against an FBI inquiry into his late pedophile pal Jeffrey Epstein, according to reports.
The Duke of York was publicly slammed by US authorities in January for repeatedly failing to cooperate with the ongoing investigation into Epstein’s alleged sex trafficking ring.
He is still so worried about being forced to talk, he is now hiring an “eminent team of lawyers” to “fend off” the FBI, according to the Daily Telegraph.
The 60-year-old royal’s legal team is led by Clare Montgomery, one of the UK’s leading extradition lawyers who has represented world leaders, including former dictator Augusto Pinochet, the Telegraph says.
Montgomery charges $1,300-an-hour and has been described as “the most formidable member of the bar,” the Telegraph said, referring to a chamber of the British legal system.
Andrew also directly hired Gary Bloxsome, a criminal defense solicitor who works international cases — and is a crisis-management specialist, the Telegraph says. “He’s as sharp as a blade, he’s absolutely brilliant,” one acquaintance told the paper.
Assembling the team shows just how “hugely seriously” the duke is taking the threat of legal moves to make him talk, says the Telegraph, which believes it is the first time the royal family has needed to use such a powerful team of criminal lawyers.
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Thanks. Another reminder thAt Meghan and Harry stepped away at right time.
Good one.
MEghan is over there hugging and kissing everyone with no care in the world about bringing CV back to Archie.
“It would be easy to destroy the FBI’s credibility.
How many innocents did the FBI frame for murder to cover for Whitey Bulger?
Ruby Ridge.
Waco.
Oklahoma City.
Flight 800.
The treatment of The Donald.
I can go on but suffice it to say the FBI has destroyed its own credibility.
And for that old crappola line, the vast majority of agents are outstanding? again crappola.
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The Brits often refuse to extradite..basically because they believe our legal system to be of Banana Republic quality.I’d wager everything I own that if a formal request to extradite...or to even question him...is ever submitted the British government will block it.
Roman Polanski 2.0?
“...because they believe our legal system to be of Banana Republic quality.”
Can’t really argue that.
Thank you for the ping.
wiki:
Matrix (Chambers) was founded shortly before the implementation of the Human Rights Act in October 2000. It caused mild controversy when it was leaked that “a new chambers was being set up with many of the leading and most high-profile barristers in the area of human rights - who had all been headhunted.”[3]
Members include: Lord Brennan QC, Professor Conor Gearty, Lord Ken Macdonald QC, Clare Montgomery QC, Tim Owen QC, Philippe Sands QC, Hugh Tomlinson QC, Ben Silverstone, and Helen Mountfield QC.[4]
Former members include: Cherie Booth (Blair) QC[5] and James Crawford SC.[6]
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