Mr McBride (00:14):
Good afternoon everyone. So today went as expected. There was never going to be any fireworks today. Today wasn't about controversy. Today was about just enforcing Mr. Tate's, Andrew and Tristan Tate's rights and objecting to the extradition process. We are of course objecting to extradition because Andrew and Tristan are innocent. They've never done nothing wrong. They shouldn't be extradited for crimes they did not commit. They're entitled to have their day of court that we've been litigating the case for for three years in Palm Beach County in Florida. So we're fighting extradition. We've assembled a team here. These are from Roy Black's prestigious firm, the honorable and since passed on Roy Black. He's a legend and they're here. They have joined our team.
(01:00)
We have a competent team. We have a wonderful team. We're looking forward to getting the best possible results under the sun. Proceedings have now started in this courtroom so I am less liberal with what I'm able to say, but if you have any questions for me, I'll do my best to answer them in a way that's respectful of your time, of our time and of the court processes. [inaudible 00:01:24]. Go ahead.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
... acknowledging in court that the brothers reviewed the complaint with them, could you explain their first reaction to these allegations?
Mr McBride (01:31):
The allegations, their first reaction to the allegations is the first reaction that any innocent man or woman would have. It's garbage, it's a stitch up job, they're after us to punish us with the process. The process is the punishment. When you drag somebody's name through the media, when you slander them, when you defame them, when you accuse them of heinous and terrible allegations, the process becomes the punishment until you can clear your name. They've been clearing their names domestically and abroad for years. This is just the next logical conclusion in that situation.
(02:01)
Kier Starmer just retired or is retiring. I'm sure he's mad that Andrew and Tristan Tate had a lot to do with his fall in Great Britain and there's a new guy in there right now. But this is the last vestige of attack of a prime minister who didn't do a good job and he continues to do bad work and I'll just leave it there. Innocent until proven guilty. We're going to let the court process play out here the way that it should. We're happy to be here.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
Mr. McBride, the US/UK treaty allows an exception for extradition if the charges are politically motivated. Is that what you're saying?
Mr McBride (02:35):
Politically motivated? I think any one of these trees or any one of these rocks could answer that question. Yes, it's politically motivated, there's no question about it. These guys went to DC to exercise their First Amendment rights, they met with members of Congress as private citizens, they met with friends in Washington, DC, they walked the grounds of the Capitol, and three days later they're in a jumpsuit. You do the math.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
And that's the tool that you're going to use to get them free.
Mr McBride (02:59):
We have many tools. One of the ways that we'll argue, I'm not going to give away our entire arguments here, but we're certainly going to say that there are special circumstances, we're certainly going to use a totality of the circumstances argument and that will be one of the things that we argue for certain. Yes, sir.
Speaker 4 (03:14):
Mr. McBride, ultimately, if the legal process goes towards extradition, it will be up to the Trump administration and the Secretary of State to decide to sign off on extradition. What do you believe the administration is [inaudible 00:03:27] about this case?
Mr McBride (03:27):
Well, I appreciate your question. I see where you're going with it. You're fast voting for the end of the process. What's important to do now is focus on what's here and now, what's before us. We have to go in there. We have a conference coming up in a few days. We're going to set a briefing schedule. We'll make our arguments before the court. We'll see what this judge does. I don't want to make political statements about the administration when right now that's the executive branch and we're here in front of the judicial branch, and I want to be mindful and respectful of the people that we're in front of here.
Speaker 4 (03:55):
Do you believe your clients have support of the administration?
Mr McBride (03:59):
I believe that my clients have support from every person who's a reasonably minded person, whether they're in the United States or abroad, elected or not elected. Everybody knows that Andrew and Tristan Tate are innocent.
Speaker 5 (04:15):
Can I ask you one more question?
Mr McBride (04:15):
Yes.
Speaker 5 (04:15):
[inaudible 00:04:16] Local 10 news. I was listening to your interview earlier this morning. It looks like...
Mr McBride (04:15):
It's okay.
Speaker 5 (04:27):
It looks like you're positioning the charges within the framework of being politically motivated, but the charges themselves don't seem to have an intersection with politics. Can you flesh out a little bit more why you're positioning [inaudible 00:04:35].
Mr McBride (04:34):
Sure. You don't have to have an intersection between politics and criminal charges for there to be a stitch-up job here. The man that I voted for office who's currently in office had millions of charges slandered against him all over the place. Some of them he beat, some of them he didn't beat. Most people who understand the process know that that was a load of crap. Most people who see this for what it is know that it is the same exact thing. Anybody else?
Speaker 6 (05:01):
Over here?
Mr McBride (05:03):
Yes, ma'am.
Speaker 6 (05:04):
There were multiple women who claim that they were victims of the Tates. Are you saying that those women are politically motivated?
Mr McBride (05:10):
I'm not going to comment as to the women in any case. What I can say is that we have a defamation lawsuit against a false accuser that we're litigating successfully in Palm Beach County. That case is getting ready to go to trial. What I can say about the allegations in the United Kingdom, not a single solitary person has been identified. These are ghosts and these are phantoms. So we'd like to know who's accused Andrew and Tristan of what, and if we get there, then I can give you a reasonable minded and intelligent comment about the potential allegations that come from these ladies.
Speaker 5 (05:51):
One last point of clarification. In the interview this morning I listened to, you talked about your efforts kind of forecasting how you plan to fight this if it doesn't go your way. And you said, "I will feel all the way to the top of the food chain." Was that a reference to the president [inaudible 00:06:01]?
Mr McBride (06:01):
That was a reference to the Supreme Court. This is the judicial process. The top of the food chain is Clarence Thomas and the eight other justices that abide there.
Speaker 7 (06:08):
Mr. McBride, I missed it at the beginning. What was their initial reaction when they were picked up?
Mr McBride (06:14):
Their initial reaction was, "What's going on? We've been in the United States hanging out on multiple trips for a very long time. We haven't been accused of anything of substance here. We're American citizens. We operate freely. We operate as law-abiding people. We went to see our Congress people in DC and now we're getting arrested. This feels political." And of course they didn't like it. No innocent man likes getting taken to jail. It's a horrible situation. But we're going to do everything that we can do with this wonderful team that we've assembled here to get them out.
Speaker 8 (06:48):
Counsel, [inaudible 00:06:49].
Mr McBride (06:48):
Well we're trying to figure that out right now. Andrew and Tristan are citizens of the world. I think it's on public record that they've been in between Dubai and Romania for some years and we will sort the rest of that out in due course.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
Just for clarity purposes, the judge mentioned that this wasn't a criminal proceeding, but the extradition process hasn't begun. Where are we now just legally, clarity-wise.
Mr McBride (07:16):
So yeah, this is not a criminal proceeding and what the judge was talking about is that the Bail Reform Act isn't the operative law here. We're looking at the extradition process. This is the first small step in that process. There's a lawyers only conference coming up in a few days. Our legal team will talk to the government. The government will talk to our team. We'll converse with the judge. We'll set a briefing schedule for substantive arguments to be made at some point in the future.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
You also posted on X about solitary confinement. Can you touch on that?
Mr McBride (07:45):
Yeah, solitary confinement is torture. When you look at the international law on it, the Nelson Mandela rules, the Geneva Conventions, solitary confinement is outlawed, prolonged solitary in 16 different states. It is defined as captivity of a human being for 22 hours or more a day in a cell. Prolonged solitary confinement is universally condemned around the world as universal as torture, as a human rights violation. So anytime you keep somebody in solitary confinement, what you're doing is you're keeping them there to break their spirit, to break their soul, and to break the psychology of the mind. It is an egregious misuse of the judicial system.
(08:23)
And by the way, Andrew and Tristan have not been convicted of any crime. The Fifth Amendment of the United States protects them. It's not the standard of cruel and unusual punishment that the Eighth Amendment gives. It is the Fifth Amendment person. No innocent person can be punished while they're being held for any proceeding. Innocent until proven guilty. Solitary confinement is punishment. It should not happen. My understanding is we're working to get them out of there as soon as possible, but if they're left in there for reasons that we won't be able to talk about right now, I'll be sure to let you know in my Twitter post. Thank you very much everybody. God bless you all. God bless Andrew and Tristan Tate. Have a fantastic day. We'll see you in a few weeks.