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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Morning Joe rips ‘morally bankrupt’ GOP for ‘protecting’ people in Epstein files as UK arrests former Prince Andrew

Joe Scarborough, the co-host of Morning Joe, tore into House Republicans overseeing the inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein, accusing them of protecting allies who may have had relationships with the disgraced financier – just as the United Kingdom arrests Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, a former prince.

Scarborough’s criticisms came after Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested by U.K. police Thursday on suspicion of misconduct while in office, stemming from his association with Epstein. While the former prince has not been formally charged with a crime related to Epstein’s sexual abuse of young women and girls, survivors have accused him of participating.

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