New Epstein Files Cast Doubt on Prince Andrew's Claims of Cooperation

US government documents have shed new light on Britain's former Prince Andrew's involvement with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. The newly released files include emails sent by a person believed to be Prince Andrew, using the alias 'The Invisible Man,' in 2001 and 2002. According to the emails, the writer, who is thought to be Prince Andrew, asked Maxwell to arrange meetings with 'inappropriate friends' while he was staying at Balmoral, the British royal family's summer residence in Scotland. Maxwell replied that she had found only 'appropriate' friends, prompting a response from the writer, 'Distraught!' The emails also reveal tensions between Prince Andrew and US prosecutors, with internal Justice Department emails showing lawyers debating how to respond to claims by his legal team that he was willing to cooperate. Prosecutors, however, disputed those claims, accusing Andrew of offering 'zero cooperation' when asked to submit to an interview. The US authorities sought to question Prince Andrew in connection with investigations into Epstein's death, which was ruled a suicide in 2019. Andrew had settled a US civil lawsuit in 2022 brought by Virginia Giuffre, who alleged she was trafficked by Epstein and forced to have sex with Prince Andrew when she was a teenager. He did not admit liability. The latest revelations come as Prince Andrew has been stripped of his remaining royal titles following the posthumous publication of Giuffre's memoir, which detailed her allegations against the royal.