oldgimmer1 What do you mean, "he deserves due process"? My understanding is, due process can't occur if he hasn't made himself available to be interviewed by the investigating authorities in the US. As he regularly saw Epstein and stayed in his residences, and he has been named by one of the women, the authorities obviously need to question him and they can't proceed unless he goes to the US. Why has he been so reluctant to do that if he has a clear conscience and surely, as a member of the royal family, his whereabouts are monitored and recorded for security purposes? Emily Maitlis was, I think, a good interviewer but agreeing to an interview in this country by a TV presenter and at a place of his choosing is not quite the same as submitting oneself to police questioning in another country. The reputational damage has been enormous but if he refused to be questioned by the proper authorities presumably that would be the end of the matter so far as he was concerned.
Nobody has stopped him from going to the US to assist with inquiries. He was reported to have told friends, when this all blew up again, how upset he was because he feared he would never again be able to enter the country. So it seems at that point he was willing to completely forego visiting the US - apparently one of his favourite places - so as to avoid being interviewed.
Apparently he is now saying he will assist with the investigation. Does that mean he will go to the US and, if so, was some private agreement made to reassure him that, if he co-operates, he will be left alone? That's a very common scenario over there but hopefully the case has drawn too much international attention for that to happen. Very high profile people such as Trump and Clinton are also reported to have had close ties with Epstein and to have availed themselves of his private jet on numerous occasions. No doubt great efforts will be made by some very powerful people to shut the whole thing down.
