The Trump administration has put the Romanian authorities under pressure to lift Andrew and Tristan Tate to impose travel restrictions, so The financial times.

The brothers – the national citizens in the United States – were arrested in December 2022 for allegations of human trafficking, sexual misconduct and money laundering, which they all deny. Her case has attracted considerable attention in right-wing social media circles, where they are shown as martyrs of political persecution.

US officials initially leaned the topic during a call to the Romanian government and campaigned for the return of the passes of the crime and permission to travel while waiting for the legal proceedings, the FT reported.

These diplomatic efforts were further reinforced when Richard Grenell, President Donald Trump’s special representative, met with the Romanian Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu last week at the Munich Security Conference. While Hurezeanu refused to comment on the peculiarities of her discussion, his speaker emphasized the independence of the Romanian judiciary and explained that the courts are active on the basis of the law and the proper procedure.

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Andrew Tate gestures, next to his brother Tristan, outside the Bucharest tribunals in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, January 9, 2025.

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Grenell, who recognized his support for the crime at the FT, has publicly criticized the role of the USAID funds (USID) in Romania, which indicates that they “against people and politicians who have not been awakened”

Newsweek has sent the US foreign ministry an e -mail to receive a comment.

Andrew Tate previously said that after Trump’s election victory, he would return to the United States in November. “Maga!” He said Newsweek at the time.

Newsweek has contacted Tate’s publicist via e -mail to get a comment.