'If a Prince can be held accountable, so can a President': Melanie Stansbury targets DOJ over Epstein fallout

The arrest of former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over documents in the Epstein Files has ignited a firestorm in U.S. politics, with many Democratic lawmakers questioning the Trump administration over executive accountability and government transparency. While Democrats like Robert Garcia and Melanie Stansbury have reignited accusations of a "cover-up" within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Republicans like Nancy Mace and Thomas Massie have claimed credit for forcing the release of the documents.

Reacting to Andrew's arrest, Stansbury suggested that President Donald Trump should also be investigated for his alleged ties to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. "If a Prince can be held accountable, so can a President," Stansbury posted on X, without naming Trump. Calling the former Prince's arrest a historic moment in a later post, Stansbury accused the DOJ and Trump of a cover-up. "The first royal arrested since the English Civil War in 1647. Think about that. And yet, here in the United States, the President and DOJ are engaged in a cover-up, refusing to investigate crimes that have been buried for decades," she wrote. 

Andrew was arrested on Thursday over allegations of "misconduct in public office." "Following a thorough assessment, we have now opened an investigation into this allegation of misconduct in public office," Assistant Chief Constable Oliver Wright, Thames Valley Police, said in a statement. Police informed that searches are being carried out at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk. "We understand the significant public interest in this case, and we will provide updates at the appropriate time," Wright had said.

The newly released set of Epstein files suggests that Andrew forwarded confidential reports of his official trade visits to Singapore, Vietnam, and Hong Kong to the sex trafficker. He also allegedly sent Epstein a "confidential brief" regarding investment opportunities in the reconstruction of Helmand Province in Afghanistan, and shared sensitive details about the restructuring of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). Andrew was released after almost 12 hours of questioning by the police in Norfolk. No further information had been provided at the time of writing this article. 

Meanwhile, in the U.S., House Oversight Committee members have used the British police's action to question a lack of similar indictments within the American legal system and intensified pressure on Attorney General Pam Bondi to formally identify and charge Jeffrey Epstein's "co-conspirators". While many Democrats continue to demand an investigation into Trump, whose name appears multiple times in the Epstein documents, the White House has categorically stated that the President has never been involved in any illegal activity and that any attempt to link him to the Epstein investigation is a politically motivated "witch hunt".