White House says Trump will not intervene in Tate brothers extradition case

US President Donald Trump will not stop the extradition process for influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate to Britain on sex crime charges, the White House said Thursday.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt answered “No” when asked at a briefing whether Trump or the administration planned to intervene in the case. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also distanced the administration from the matter, telling reporters in the Philippines on Wednesday that there was no role for the administration to play at that moment, or possibly ever.

The Tate brothers were detained by US authorities in Miami on Saturday after British prosecutors announced new charges of rape, sex trafficking and assault. They are challenging extradition. Their lawyer, Joseph McBride, said after a Miami court hearing Monday that the brothers were innocent and would fight extradition. He called the case politically motivated.

The brothers now face 59 charges in total, with 42 against Andrew Tate and 17 against Tristan Tate.

Andrew Tate, described in the source as a self-professed misogynist, and his younger brother are supporters of Trump and were part of the “manosphere” that contributed to Trump’s 2024 US presidential election victory. US media reported that Andrew Tate had also tried in the past to cultivate relationships with Trump’s sons Don Jr and Barron.

In Romania, where the brothers have been based in recent years, they face allegations of trafficking minors, sexual intercourse with a minor and money laundering. In March 2025, Florida launched a criminal investigation into the brothers, but the status of that investigation is unclear.

Representative Yassamin Ansari, a Democrat from Arizona, called for an investigation into whether Trump administration officials, congressional offices or people close to the president improperly intervened to protect the brothers. In a letter to House Oversight Chairman James Comer, she wrote that no person, regardless of wealth, political party or access to the first family and the president, is above the law or beyond the reach of justice.