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Attorney for the influencers released a blistering statement Saturday night after Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested by U.S. Marshals in Miami.

The United Kingdom, a corrupt and fallen nation that jails its own citizens for tweets while ignoring the rape gangs it found too inconvenient to prosecute, conjured up a wave of charges against the Tate brothers and sought their extradition after U.S. Marshals arrested them in Miami.

Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate, dual U.S.-British citizens and vocal Trump supporters, were taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Miami under a sealed warrant just before Andrew was set to co-host a bareknuckle boxing event. British prosecutors immediately announced they are seeking extradition on original charges plus a raft of additional counts.

The brothers deny all allegations against them. They are expected to challenge the extradition request in federal court.

Joseph D. McBride, attorney for Andrew and Tristan Tate, released a blistering statement that cuts straight through the propaganda:

“The world knows Andrew and Tristan Tate are innocent. Their enemies know it best of all. That is exactly why they have been attacked.

Last night, the United Kingdom, a corrupt and fallen nation that jails its own citizens for tweets while ignoring rape gangs it found too inconvenient to prosecute, conjured up a wave of charges against the Tate brothers. This is not law enforcement. This is a political hit ordered by a dying empire that fears two free men with a microphone more than it fears actual criminals walking its streets.

Understand what Britain just did. There is a long-standing agreement between the UK and Romanian governments that the UK would not seek extradition while the Romanian proceedings are pending. Those proceedings are ongoing right now. That agreement exists because no nation gets to trample the judicial sovereignty of another for political convenience. The UK shredded its own word the moment it became useful to shred it. That is who they are.

And the timing is no accident. For years, I have been litigating a defamation lawsuit in Palm Beach, Florida, that has absolutely destroyed the baseless allegations against the Tate brothers, piece by piece, under oath, on the record. That case goes to trial within six months. The UK knows it. They watched their lies get demolished in an American courtroom, and they panicked. This extradition demand has one purpose: to kidnap Andrew and Tristan through paperwork before an American jury exposes the truth to the entire world.

Worse, our understanding is that this arrest was greenlighted by a low-level functionary at the Department of Justice who never got approval from leadership. Think about that. Two men who came to this country openly, lawfully, and peacefully were thrown in a cage on the say-so of a bureaucrat freelancing with the full force of American law enforcement.

We are confident that once a competent judge sees the facts, and once the Department of Justice confronts this egregious abuse of its own authority, Andrew and Tristan Tate will walk free. America does not do Britain’s political dirty work. Not here. Never.

America is watching. The world is watching. And we will win.”

STATEMENT OF JOSEPH D. MCBRIDE, ATTORNEY FOR ANDREW AND TRISTAN TATE

The world knows Andrew and Tristan Tate are innocent. Their enemies know it best of all. That is exactly why they have been attacked.

Last night, the United Kingdom, a corrupt and fallen nation that jails its… pic.twitter.com/XoMVmPxtgA

— Joe McBride (@McBrideLawNYC) July 19, 2026

In March 2024, Romanian authorities arrested them again at the behest of UK officials over decade-old allegations.

In February 2025, after Romanian authorities lifted travel restrictions, amid reports of Trump administration interest in the case, the brothers flew to Florida on a private jet.

The left and legacy media immediately demanded they be barred or investigated. Now the UK has escalated with additional charges dating back to 2010-2017 while Romanian proceedings remain active.

Jim Hᴏft Jim Hᴏft is the founder and editor of The Gateway Pundit, one of the top conservative news outlets in America. Jim was awarded the Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media Award in 2013 and is the proud recipient of the Breitbart Award for Excellence in Online Journalism from the Americans for Prosperity Foundation in May 2016.

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