Sen Scott says former Prince Andrew should be tried in the US if he broke US laws
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A senior Senate Republican has demanded that if the former Prince Andrew is found to have broken US laws with his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, he should be tried in the US.
“If he broke American law, of course,” said Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital.
Scott’s comments come after news that former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, linked to the late child abuser Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office in the United Kingdom on Thursday.
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Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said that the former Prince Andrew, who was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office in the United Kingdom on Thursday, should “absolutely” be tried in the US if it is found that he violated any American laws with his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
British authorities are said to be investigating whether Mountbatten-Windsor shared confidential trade information with Epstein while serving as Britain’s special envoy for trade a decade ago, the Associated Press reported.
Mountbatten-Windsor has denied any wrongdoing associated with Epstein, despite being one of her best-known partners. He was also sued by the late Virginia Giuffre – one of Epstein’s most prominent accusers – in her memory of sleeping with him as a child.
The list of collaborators and those connected to Epstein continues to grow, following the action of Congress to force the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release millions of documents related to him, known as the “Epstein Files.”
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Former Prince Andrew, Duke of York attends Easter service at St. George’s Chapel on April 20, 2025, in Windsor, England. He lost his title as prince in October of that year. (Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images)
But criminal proceedings against those suspected of having ties to Epstein remain rare, as appearances in the files do not directly imply criminal charges. Scott argued that if people “break the law, you should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
“It’s as simple as that. It’s disgusting what Epstein did,” Scott said. “I can’t imagine these people who had a relationship with Epstein, especially after the first conviction, and they kept their relationship.”
“If they have done something wrong, they must answer,” he continued. “I don’t know if Prince Andrew did anything wrong, but everyone who has it has to be held accountable. What you read about what happened to these little girls is just the same – I have two daughters, I have a granddaughter, and I can’t imagine, you know, the position Epstein and, it seems, other people put these young women.”
The Senate voted unanimously last year to approve legislation President Donald Trump signed into law that required the DOJ to release all unclassified records, documents, communications and investigative materials “publicly available in a searchable and downloadable format” related to late financier and associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Feb. 12, 2026. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The names of several prominent Americans, including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, were revealed in the unredacted directory.
Asked whether Lutnick or others should face consequences, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, RS.D., said earlier this month that “transparency is something we should all aspire to here.”
“And if there are people, you know, named there or discussed in some way, they’re going to have to answer that,” Thune said.
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Millions of files and months later, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced earlier this week that the DOJ had released all the documents. But lawmakers said it wasn’t enough.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., charged that the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein files was “reprehensible.”
“But in France, the Paris prosecutor’s office has just opened two investigations based on new sources from the released files,” Schumer told X. “And in Britain, former Prince Andrew has been jailed for his relationship with Epstein. When will there be justice in America?”
