Donald Trump will not oppose the extradition of masculinist influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan to the United Kingdom, where they are being prosecuted in particular for alleged rapes, the White House said on Thursday.
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The influencer and his younger brother were arrested on Saturday in Miami, an arrest that their lawyer described as “politically motivated”.
The Tates are contesting their extradition.
Asked during a press briefing whether the American president could intervene in the extradition procedure, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt replied: “No.”
The head of American diplomacy Marco Rubio has also distanced himself from this affair.
“There is no role for us to play at this stage, and perhaps never, in this matter,” he told reporters on Wednesday in the Philippines, where he is for meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The Tate brothers are fervent supporters of Donald Trump and belong to the “manosphere”, this masculinist movement which contributed to the Republican’s victory in the 2024 presidential election.
Andrew Tate has also sought relationships with Donald Trump’s sons Don Jr and Barron in the past, according to US media.
Faced with these links, Democratic MP Yassamin Ansari called for the opening of an investigation in the US Congress to determine whether “political networks close to the president used their influence to protect” the two brothers from prosecution in the United States.
In a letter shared with AFP, the elected official requests in particular that a parliamentary commission of inquiry require the White House and several ministries to produce all their documents relating to the Tate brothers.
She also asks to subpoena Barron Trump to find out “if he had any involvement” in the treatment of the two men by the American government.
The Tate brothers were arrested after British prosecutors announced new charges against them for rape, human trafficking for sexual exploitation and assault.
The Tate brothers now face 42 charges for Andrew and 17 for Tristan.
“We obviously oppose extradition because Andrew and Tristan are innocent,” their lawyer, Joseph McBride, said after a hearing in the case in a Miami court.
Andrew Tate and his brother were previously incarcerated for several months in Romania, where they lived for several years and were accused of duping several women for sexual exploitation, including minors, before being allowed to leave the country.
In March 2025, the US state of Florida opened a criminal investigation targeting the two brothers. The status of this investigation is not known.
