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The Duke of York "was wrong to portray themselves" as eager for the cooperation with a request in sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein , the US attorney in charge of The Investigation said.

U.S. attorney Geoffrey Berman said Prince Andrew "has repeatedly refused to plan our request for" an interview.

The Prince 's lawyers, who previously claims rejected, he was not cooperating, says That he offered to help Three Times .

The Duke will not be delivered, the U.S. government's chief lawyer has said.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr told Fox News : "I think That it is A Question of handing Him over. I think it is just a matter of Him some evidence. "

Prince Andrew stepped out of the Royal duties in the Last Year , according to an interview he gave to The Bbc about his relationship to Epstein.

Epstein at the Age Of 66, while awaiting trial on sex, drugs and conspiracy charges.

The Duke was strongly questioned, Because of his friendship with Epstein, but He Said That he did not witness any suspicious behavior during the visits of the US financier of the houses.

Mr. Berman, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York , criticized The Duke in The Past . In January, zero cooperation "offers" and in March, He Said Andrew was "the complete closing of The Door " on the support of the investigators.

On Monday, Prince Andrew prosecutors responded for the First Time and Hit Back on the claims as "inaccurate".

Mr. Berman issued a statement, the deepening of the series. He Said : "Today, Prince Andrew is trying to misrepresent itself to The Public eager and willing to cooperate with an ongoing criminal investigation of Sex Trafficking and related crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and his staff. "

He Said The Duke , "has gave an interview to the Federal authorities, has repeatedly refused our request to schedule an interview, and almost four months, informed us in no uncertain terms - by the very same Council who today has the release, he would not come, for such an interview".

"If you stay, Prince Andrew, in fact, serious about cooperation with the ongoing Federal investigation, our doors are open, and we await word of when we should expect Him . "

The Duke 's lawyers declined to comment on further. But a source said: "This is The Third time Berman has its own secrecy provisions violated the further decreasing our confidence in the DoJ is willing to play a straight bat. It is honestly confusing. "

Earlier, the legal team said: "As The Public record shows That the DoJ was actively investigating Mr. Epstein and other objectives, which will help for More Than 16 years, the First Time you applied for The Duke , was on 2. January, 2020.

"it is Important That the DoJ advised us That The Duke is and legal investigation of Epstein was never a 'target' of their criminal and That they tried to, its confidential, voluntary cooperation. "

The Duke , the lawyers said they had asked prosecutors to confirm, would remain the collaboration a secret, and added: "We received a clear assurance That our discussions and The Interview process would remain confidential. "

she added: "The Duke of York has at least offered Three Times this year, his help as A Witness to the DoJ.

"Unfortunately, the DoJ responded to The First two offerings of the violation of their own rules of confidentiality, and claims That The Duke has offered zero cooperation. In doing so, you might be searching for, and advertising, rather than the acceptance of the help kredenzte. "

The legal Department, added: "It is a matter of regret That the DoJ has seen fit, to the violation of their own rules of confidentiality, not least, to encourage since they are a testimony of the cooperation.

"Far from it, our customers are acting above The Law , as was implied by the press briefings in the USA, he is treated by with a lower standard than could be reasonably, for any other citizen. Further, the same breaches of confidentiality by the DoJ in the face of the global Media and the global Audience - a completely misleading representation of our conversations with you. "

The DoJ as part of Epstein's request by submission of a mutual legal assistance (MLA) request to the UK Home Office .

Under the terms of a MLA request, if Prince Andrew did not respond voluntarily, he may be called upon to answer to a UK court to ask.

The Duke lawyers described The Request as "disappointing", Because The Duke of York, was "a target of the DoJ investigation, and has recently repeated his willingness to give A Witness statement".

allegations against Jeffrey Epstein began to surface in 2005 when the parents of the 14-year-old girl, police in Florida That Epstein had abused their daughter in his Palm Beach home

The Financier was accused of the girls under the Age Of 18 years to perform sexual acts at his Manhattan and Florida villas, which between 2002 and 2005.

However, a controversial secret agreement with the the year 2008 saw Him guilty of a lesser charge of solicitation of a minor to engage in prostitution.

He received an 18-month sentence and was released on parole after 13 months.

In July of 2019, he was accused in New York , with further allegations of human trafficking and conspiracy and was due to face trial. He pleaded Not Guilty to all charges.

with The Bbc 's Newsnight programme in November 2019, of the said Duke, he didn't regret his friendship with Epstein which led to Epstein's participation in events at Windsor Castle and Sandringham - Because it would have "some very beneficial effects".

he has, However, admitted That it was wrong to visit Him Epstein in his house in 2010, after his conviction.

He also denied having sex with Virginia Giuffre when she was a teenager, said she was trafficked by Epstein when she was 17 and forced to have sex with Prince Andrew.

Prince Andrew emphatically denies any form of sexual contact or relationship with her and says That any claim to the contrary is false and without Foundation.

He Said he has no memory of ever, The Woman who was formerly known as Virginia Roberts.

Shortly after The Interview was aired, Prince Andrew said he was "ready to help, the appropriate law enforcement Agency ".

Source of news: bbc.com