WASHINGTON — The Trump administration won’t block the extradition of notorious “manosphere” influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate to the UK after they were arrested Saturday on rape and sex-trafficking charges, The Post has learned.
The Department of Justice has written in court papers that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has “sole discretion” to halt the brothers’ removal from the US, but White House and State Department officials said Wednesday that no such intervention is coming.
“The secretary has not spoken to the Tate Brothers or their lawyers. The State Department has no plans to act on this matter at this time,” a senior department official said, while a second source familiar with the matter also confirmed the planned extradition.
“The US has an extradition treaty with the UK and the administration intends to honor it in this case,” a senior administration official first told Axios.
The Tates’ defense attorney, Joseph McBride, has referred to the charges against his clients as “politically motivated” and a “stitch-up job.”
The lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
