Trump will allow Tates to be extradited to the UK as unsealed court records allege they 'choked and raped women'

Trump will allow Tates to be extradited to the UK as unsealed court records allege they 'choked and raped women'

Donald Trump will allow the Tate brothers to be extradited to Britain where they are accused of choking women unconscious and raping them, resisting a pressure campaign aimed at the White House. Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested at a bare-knuckle boxing event in Miami on Saturday at the request of British detectives over charges of rape, sex trafficking and indecent images of a child.The arrests sparked speculation that Trump might intervene on their behalf as the brothers have claimed to have close ties to the President and his family.But a US official told the Daily Telegraph: 'The White House has no involvement and no feelings on the issue.' The British government said it was seeking the extradition of the dual US-UK citizens in relation to an original 21 charges as well as other new allegations involving four women between July 2010 and August 2017.The brothers deny all wrongdoing and claim that they are the victims of a political witch hunt, a parting shot by outgoing prime minister Sir Keir Starmer. The final decision rests with Secretary of State Marco Rubio once the court in Florida has examined the case. Andrew Tate has been charged with seven further counts of rape, three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation, three counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and 19 additional charges relating to indecent images of a child and extreme pornography. The British government is seeking extradition of Andrew Tate, right, and his brother Tristan on charges including rape and sex trafficking. They have both denied any wrongdoing Andrew and Tristan Tate appear before US Magistrate Lauren Louis at a procedural hearing at federal court in Miami, Florida, on Monday Donald Trump responds to a reporter's question during a bilateral meeting with president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office of the White House on TuesdayAndrew and Tristan Tate were arrested at a bare-knuckle boxing event in Miami on Saturday at the request of British detectives over charges of rape, sex trafficking and indecent images of a childTristan Tate has been charged with one count of sexual assault, two counts of rape and three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation. Their lawyer Joseph McBride suggested that Trump could intervene, claiming the President 'was elected to fight against this kind of nonsense' and the Tates had supporters 'all the way to DC.'McBride called the UK 'a fallen state that prosecutes its citizens for free speech.'One woman, a webcam model, has told investigators that Andrew Tate choked her until she was unconscious and then raped her during an alleged attack at her Bedford home in 2015, the newly unsealed filings state. A second woman said she slept with Andrew Tate consensually in July 2014, then during a later visit to her Manchester home he choked her until 'she was afraid Tate was going to kill her,' the filing said. Tristan Tate is accused of choking, beating and raping his then girlfriend throughout their relationship in 2012 and 2013, the complaint said. The woman told authorities he would routinely strangle her until she blacked out, blacken her eye and lash her with a belt, leaving welts and bruises. The brothers' lawyers will apply for their release at a hearing on July 27, when a magistrate will decide whether they stay behind bars during the extradition fight. The Daily Mail revealed last week prior to their arrest that the Tates had met with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill and been hosted at a party by Trump envoy Paolo Zampolli Joseph McBride, lead counsel for Andrew and Tristan Tate, speaks with reporters outside of the C Clyde Atkins United States Courthouse in Miami, Florida, on MondayMalcolm McHaffie of the UK's Crown Prosecution Service said that the 'charging decisions followed receipt of a further file of evidence from Bedfordshire police and bring the total number of alleged victims in this case to seven.'Britain and the US are bound by a treaty allowing extradition for alleged offenses that carry at least a year in prison in both countries. The Daily Mail revealed last week prior to their arrest that the Tates had met with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill and been hosted at a party by Trump envoy Paolo Zampolli. The brothers are star figures in the so-called manosphere, preaching misogynist and chauvinist views to legions of fans, many of them teenage boys. As well as the UK, the pair are accused of wrongdoing in the US and Romania.The brothers sued an accuser for defamation in Florida.They also remain under investigation in Romania over claims they coerced women into pornography, an unresolved case that carries rape and sexual assault allegations. The pair have not set foot in the UK since Romania lifted a travel ban last year.They touched down in Florida in February last year, weeks after a senior Trump official reportedly raised their case with Romanian officials.Asked at the time if his administration had leaned on Bucharest to free them, the President said: 'I know nothing about that.'

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