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Andrew and Tristan Tate’s lawyers are set to meet federal prosecutors in Miami on Monday to establish a timetable for the brothers’ fight against extradition to the UK, where they face rape and sex trafficking charges.
A date for a bond hearing will likely be set during the status conference, along with other important dates like deadlines for filings and a formal extradition hearing.
The Tate brothers made a brief court appearance two days after their July 18 arrest. They are not required to attend Monday’s hearing, and their lawyers said they do not plan to be present. The brothers remain in federal custody in Miami.
The White House has said the brothers shouldn’t expect any help from the president. Asked Thursday whether the White House would intervene in the extradition process, press secretary Karoline Leavitt flatly rejected the idea.
“No, we’ve already answered that question,” Leavitt said.
The Tates’ attorney, Joseph McBride, said after last week’s hearing that they should remain in the US.
“We are of course objecting to extradition because Andrew and Tristan are innocent,” McBride said. “They’ve never done nothing wrong. They shouldn’t be extradited for crimes they did not commit.”
McBride described the extradition effort as politically motivated and suggested it was linked to former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to step down, without providing evidence or further details.
UK prosecutors said the new charges involve four additional accusers and stem from evidence provided by Bedfordshire Police.
McBride said the identities of the new accusers have not been disclosed.
The allegations, which span from 2010 to 2017, include rape, assault, trafficking and offenses relating to “indecent images of a child and extreme pornography.”
The brothers already face separate UK charges of rape, bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain involving three other accusers between 2012 and 2015.
The brothers moved to Romania in 2016 and were arrested there in 2022 over allegations they lured women for sexual exploitation. They deny the charges, and the case has stalled due to legal and procedural issues.