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Today, we explore Andrew and Epstein's Buckingham Palace dinners.
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The Big Sip
The take: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor invited a convicted sex trafficker to Buckingham Palace weeks after Epstein finished house arrest for soliciting a minor.
What happened: DOJ released over 3 million pages of Epstein files on Friday, including September 2010 emails where Andrew offered Epstein "dinner at Buckingham Palace and lots of privacy."
Why it matters: Andrew paid millions in an out-of-court settlement in 2022 after Giuffre filed a civil suit; while he didn't admit wrongdoing, he acknowledged her suffering as a victim of sex trafficking.
What to watch: Democrats say DOJ identified over 6 million potentially responsive pages but released only about 3.5 million.
Timing: The statement came as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer demanded clarity on why half of the 6 million identified pages remain unreleased.