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Thank you for your email.
We will reflect on the position of DOJ and provide you with a considered response shortly.
Best.
Gary
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On 4 Feb 2020, at 18:23,
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Gary,
You are aware of our position, and we do not believe any further rehashing of our prior conversations is productive at
this point. That said, we can confirm that it is our standard practice to refrain from publicly commenting on the
substance of any witness interview, and we intend to abide by that practice in this case. Beyond that, we can make no
commitments. Please advise as to whether Prince Andrew will agree to be interviewed and, if so, when such interview
will take place.
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Regards,
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Southern District of New York
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Thank you for your email of 30 January 2020.
On 10 January 2020 you personally assured me that any contact between the Duke of York and the DOJ was
confidential and would remain confidential within the investigation team in the DOJ and FBI. You said: "We don't
intend to share either the contents or the existence of the conversation beyond our chain of command in the
DOJ. As well as our partners at the FBI. It is confidential within the investigation team and our supervisors." The
note I made of what you said about the confidentiality of the interview process is as follows: "We do not
publicise the content or existence of any of our interviews. We can't guarantee that anyone might not share it
with some other person or it might be shared with other individuals who might come to have knowledge of its
existence, but our office does not advise the press of the interview and doesn't advise other interviewees of the
fact the interview has taken place or the contents of those discussions. For example, it was reported widely that
our office was attempting to interview your client months ago which was inaccurate. We have been working on
this request for several weeks now and it has not hit the press. That is consistent with our processes. We take
confidentiality very seriously."
At no point did you suggest that, because of a press statement made on behalf of the Duke in November 2019,
you or your colleagues in the investigation team would feel able to provide a public commentary on the DOJ's
views on the degree of cooperation provided by the Duke. DOJ's first contact of any kind with the Duke was in
early January 2020, and the first mention of any request for consideration of an interview came solely from you.
I object to your wholly inaccurate statement that the Duke has created a public misimpression. The Duke has
made it clear that he has a strong desire to cooperate fully with the ongoing investigation by the DOJ. The
communications between us were intended to enable him to provide that co-operation. In order for this process
to continue, I need to emphasise that we regard the confidential treatment of all contacts between the DOJ and
the Duke as essential. We do not wish to have any public pronouncements on what we regard as a voluntary and
confidential process. Please confirm that any further communications in connection with the requested
voluntary interview will be treated as wholly confidential and the DOJ will offer no further commentary on the
Duke's co-operation.
Best
Gary Bloxsome
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Gary,
On November 20, 2019, Prince Andrew publicly offered to cooperate with our investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's
crimes, stating in a press release: "Of course, I am willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their
investigations, if required." In early January 2020, our Office responded to the Prince's public offer by contacting you to
set up the interview that the Prince claimed to be willing give us. More than three weeks after our initial contact with
you, we still had no date for an interview, nor did we even have a commitment from you that the Prince in fact would
agree to an interview.
On January 27, 2020, at a press event held by Safe Horizon to which Mr. Berman was invited, Mr. Berman was asked:
"As part of [the Epstein) investigation have you reached out to interview Prince Andrew, and has he been
cooperative?"
Mr. Berman responded: "Ordinarily, our office doesn't comment on whether an individual cooperates or doesn't
cooperate with our investigation. However, in Prince Andrew's case, he publicly offered, indeed in a press release,
offered to cooperate with law enforcement investigating the crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein and his
coconspirators. So I think in that context, it's fair for people to know whether Prince Andrew has followed through with
that public commitment. So let me say that the Southern District of New York and the FBI have contacted Prince
Andrew's attorneys and requested to interview Prince Andrew and to date, Prince Andrew has provided zero
cooperation."
Mr. Berman's statement corrected a public misimpression — created by the Prince himself — that the Prince is
cooperating with our investigation.
As soon as the Prince commits to a date for the interview that he so publicly offered to us more than two months ago,
we would be prepared to announce that he has agreed to be interviewed.
Regards,
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Southern District of New York
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Dear
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Thank you for your email response claiming that US Attorney Berman's statements were factually accurate
and did not create a misleading impression.
We only have access to edited video and newspaper reporting of what the US Attorney said. Those reports
suggest the US Attorney described the position of the Duke of York and his advisors in misleading,
condemnatory and prejudicial terms. US Attorney Berman is quoted as having stated there has been "zero
co-operation". This is not an accurate statement of the position. The following are also false statements
ascribed to Mr Berman and to the DOJ/FBI: "F.B.I. agents and federal prosecutors in New York ... reached out
to his lawyers and asked to interview him. There was no response at all, according to three people familiar
with the investigation." (New York Times 27.01.20) and "Geoffrey Berman, a US attorney, said federal
prosecutors and the FBI had asked to interview Prince Andrew about the late paedophile billionaire, but hod
been met with a wall of silence"(The Telegraph 28.01.20).
Please provide us with an accurate record of the statements made by The US Attorney and/or the Dal/FBI
including a transcript of any relevant questions and answers.
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We note from your email that you have not provided any response to our request that you confirm that the
DOJ will not be making any further public statements about the Duke of York. We had understood from our
conversations with you and from the rules governing media relations that DOJ personnel and the US
Attorney would not comment on the nature or progress of any grand jury investigation and in particular
would not comment on the willingness of any Subject to make a voluntary statement to the DOJ. We ask you
to confirm that there will be no further public comment on any contact between the Duke of York and the
DOJ.
Kind regards
Gary
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Gary,
Our understanding is that U.S. Attorney Berman made a factual statement in response to a specific question that
suggested the Duke of York either would or was cooperating, and he responded that to date he has not in fact
provided cooperation with our investigation. That is, he corrected the record generally in a factually accurate
statement; I don't believe this would create a misleading impression. I appreciate that you have advised us that your
client has a desire to cooperate, and we look forward to hearing from you when he has made a determination as to
whether he is in fact willing to speak with us.
Regards,
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The press are reporting that Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
has disclosed what we understood were confidential communications between us and
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It has also been suggested that Geoffrey S. Berman has stated that the Duke of York has not co-operated with the
Southern District. As you know we have made it very clear that the Duke of York has a strong desire to cooperate
with the ongoing investigation by the DOJ and we are trying to reach a position where we are able to advise him to
do so.
We are concerned about the misleading impression that has been created and the effect this has on our ability to
advise the Duke to proceed with any voluntary co-operation. Please confirm that the DOJ will not be making any
further public statements on this topic.
Thank you.
> ; Daniel Cundy
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Gary Bloxsome
Gary Bloxsome I Partner
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Gary,
We've received your response. We look forward to hearing whether the Duke of York is willing to speak with us.
thank you,
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Daniel
We are very grateful for your offer of assistance. At present we do not believe you can help us but we would welcome
a real-time conversation once we have achieved some of the more immediate preliminary tasks, including the need to
gather information from the Royal Household and others.
Best
Gary Bloxsome I Partner
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Gary,
Thank you for your response. It would be useful for us if you were able to help us understand the nature of the
issues and procedures with which you are dealing, particularly as it sounds like it will take at least a couple
additional weeks to address even minor preliminary issues, which suggests likely additional subsequent time to
handle further processes—and without a response to the question of whether he is willing to speak with us,
separate from a general desire to cooperate. Our investigation is moving forward expeditiously and so we would
be grateful for some understanding of the relevant issues (especially, though not exclusively, to the extent we
may be able to assist in their resolution) and would be happy to speak via phone if a real-time conversation
would be more conducive to that discussion.
thank you,
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Thank you for your email. The Duke of York has made it clear to us that he has a strong desire to cooperate fully
with the ongoing investigation by the DOJ.
It is our responsibility to deal with the various issues and procedures that arise here that will need to be
addressed to enable him to do so. We should be able to deal with at least some of the minor preliminary issues in
the next two weeks and we will update you on our progress once we have done so.
Regards,
Gary
Gary Bloxsome I Partner
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Gary,
We write to follow up on our phone conversation of a week ago. Could you please advise regarding status, in
particular the initial question, separate from any logistics, of whether you expect your client will be willing to
speak with us? And of course please let us know if any additional information would be useful to you.
thank you,
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Thank you for your email.
Friday 10th January at 1400(LDN) time is fine.
Please forward dial in details.
Kind regards
Gary
Gary Bloxsome I Partner
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Gary,
We are available for a preliminary call this Friday, January 10. If it would be convenient for you, we are
available at 9:00 local time for us (which I believe would be 14:00 your time). If that works, we can plan to call
you at your office line unless you'd prefer we use another number or a conference line.
thank you,
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Thank you for your email.
Please confirm whether you would be available for a preliminary telephone call on Friday 10th January 2020.
Kind regards.
Gary
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Mr. Bloxsome,
Thank you for your response and for confirming your representation. To respond to your question generally,
in connection with our investigation of conduct relating to Jeffrey Epstein and certain of his associates, we
wish to request a consensual, voluntary law enforcement interview with your client. Generally, we would
expect to inquire about his relationship and communications with Jeffrey Epstein and his associates, as well
as certain allegations that have arisen publicly and in our investigation to date.
Although we recognize we separately have the ability to convey such a request through diplomatic and law
enforcement channels, we understand we may also alternatively inquire directly with counsel, when an
individual has legal representation. Given your representation, we are inquiring directly with counsel in the
first instance.
Certainly we can discuss our request in more detail, but we hope this will provide the information you were
seeking as a threshold matter, and we look forward to being in touch.
Regards,
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Southern District of New York
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Dear Sirs,
Thank you for your email dated 2 January 2020.
I confirm that we do represent HRH the Duke of York.
I would be grateful if you could please clarify what specifically you invite us to contact you about.
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Kind regards
Gary Bloxsome
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Mr. Bloxsome,
We are the federal prosecutors investigating conduct relating to Jeffrey Epstein, under the U.S. Department
of Justice, Southern District of New York. We have been advised that you currently represent HRH The
Duke of York. Could you please advise whether that is correct? We — my colleagues
and I — can be reached anytime at these email addresses, or please let us know if you would prefer
to set up a time to discuss via phone.
Regards,
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Southern District of New York
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