Defense argues FOIA letter and Prince Andrew references should be excluded from trial evidence

The passage hints at potential suppression of records that could implicate a former president and a British royal in a criminal matter, suggesting a possible cover‑up or selective evidence handling. H FOIA request for records dating back 15 years was denied, with the agency claiming routine record de Defense claims the missing records could prove a witness’s presence on an island with a high‑profi

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November 11, 2025

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House Oversight

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“...your Honor, they also seek to include statements, hearsay statements and newspaper articles about Prince Andrew, and it's actually not his denial, as I understand it, Buckingham Palace's denial of the allegatio...”

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10 id. 12 13 14 L5 16 ne) 18 life) 20 21 22 23 24 25 15 H3VOGIU1 says we've looked and we can't find these records that you've requested. Now, it doesn't address the fact that the government only typically retains records for a few years when they were requesting records from 15 years ago, so it doesn't have the indicia of trustworthiness to be able to say that this is actually the fact because, of course, as we know, the government regularly has to get rid of records. So to use this letter to say, 'Ah-hah, he was never on the island,' when we never got to examine him under oath and say, ‘You traveled with him a bunch. Did you also go to the island? My client says she met you there." We didn't get to ask those questions, so we're in a situation now where that letter coming in would be highly prejudicial because the jury will wonder, well, what does he have to say about this? And we haven't been in a position to be able to do that. So your Honor, for all those reasons we believe that Mr. Freeh should b xcluded, the FOIA letter should not come into evidence, and again, we believe that the issue of Mr. Clinton should not be an issue relevant to this trial. Next, your Honor, they also seek to include statements, hearsay statements and newspaper articles about Prince Andrew, and it's actually not his denial, as I understand it, Buckingham Palace's denial of the allegation of my client. But again, Prince Andrew is not on the witness SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300

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