Prince Andrew has denied lobbying the US government to secure a plea deal with paedophile pal Jeffrey Epstein. Court documents unsealed as part of the Ghislaine Maxwell child sex trafficking case contain allegations the Duke of York urged US prosecutors to approve the deal which would have meant Epstein avoiding more serious charges and having a shorter sentence.
A friend of the duke told The Times the allegation was “a straightforward untruth. No ifs, no buts.” An appeals court that released other documents from the same civil suit last year advised the claims should be treated with caution and read by the public "with discernment".
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