It is claimed that Mr Trump's special envoy - who admits supporting the Tate brothers - personally intervened after American officials requested their passports be returned. Donald Trump's administration has reportedly made multiple attempts to pressurise Romania to lift travel restrictions on Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan, who are facing a series of criminal charges in the country. The pair have been released from house arrest , but are not allowed to leave the country.
They deny charges of human trafficking, sexual misconduct and money laundering, as well as starting an organised crime group. It is claimed US officials have discussed the Tates' case with their Romanian counterparts, according to reports in The Financial Times. The newspaper reports that, during several conversations, a request was made to return the brothers' passports while legal proceedings continue. Tate brothers: What are the charges? It also claims that Mr Trump's special envoy Richard Grenell personally met Romania's foreign minister, although Mr Grenell said he had "no substantive conversation" with Emil Hurezeanu and there was no follow-up.
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However, according to The Financial Times, he said: "I support the Tate brothers as evident by my publicly available tweets.
A spokesperson for Mr Hurezeanu told the newspaper: "Romanian courts are independent and operate based on the law, there is due process. Earlier this month Mr Grenell alleged that, under President Joe Biden's administration, America's aid programmes had been "weaponised against people and politicians who weren't woke", and referenced Romania as an example. Meanwhile, Tristan Tate also referenced the same claim in a post on X calling on supporters to find out "if any USAID went to Romania to fund any particular Lawfare base investigations".
