An attorney for accused sex traffickers Andrew and Tristan Tate said Thursday that he’s confident that President Donald Trump will save them from being detained in the United Kingdom and demand that they remain in the United States until they are tried for crimes ranging from sex trafficking to rape.
Joseph McBride told reporters, “And if we lose, and if this judge says, ‘Look, despite the compelling arguments, despite what you’ve presented in front of me today, I’m still gonna rule against you. Then we will go straight to President Trump’s office; we will go straight to (Secretary of State) Marco Rubio’s office.”
No American citizen can be extradited to another country without the approval of the Secretary of state, McBride maintained, adding, “I understand we have a long and lasting relationship with the United Kingdom, but don’t forget that that relationship started when we took their tea and threw it into the damn water!”
As first reported in July, the arrest of the Tate brothers could wind up being a major legal and public relations headache for Barron Trump, the president’s youngest son, who has long been friends with the Tates.
“A Wednesday, July 22, report in journalist Rob Shuter‘s Naughty But Nice Substack points to Andrew’s link to President Donald Trump‘s youngest son, Barron Trump.”
“The Barron angle has added another layer of attention to an already high-profile case,” a political insider told Shuter.
“Whether the connection is meaningful or not,” the political insider added, “it’s raising questions that many Republicans would rather not answer.”
All of this publicity comes at a bad time for the so-called president, whose poll numbers are falling as the midterm elections approach.
Just imagine if Barron has to testify on behalf of the Tate brothers! That alone would be enough to prompt calls for a full-scale investigation if and when Democrats retake control of Congress.
For now, the Tates remain locked up, and the Trump family squirms, imagining what deals the two might make with prosecutors to save their own hides.
