The Tates in the States
Newscast
BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 27 February 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Today, Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have landed in Florida on a private jet from Bucharest, Romania.
The brothers were arrested in Romania three years ago and face trial on allegations of rape, trafficking minors and money laundering - all of which they deny. The charges haven’t been dropped, and they are expected to return at the end of March.
Why were they able to leave and will they ever return? James speaks to social media correspondent, Marianna Spring and correspondent Nick Thorpe, who speaks to us from Bucharest.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.9 | Well, this week's all been about the flights across the Atlantic yesterday. |
| 0:07.9 | It was Kier Starmar's turn to go west to meet Donald Trump. |
| 0:11.2 | And if you want to hear Chris and me chatting about what's in store for him there, |
| 0:15.3 | do have a listen to Wednesday's newscast. |
| 0:17.9 | And we will have another episode, of course, for you after that meeting is finished. |
| 0:21.8 | But in this episode, we're talking about another man heading to the States, at least that's |
| 0:27.1 | what we've been told, pretty sure he is. |
| 0:29.0 | It's the social media influencer Andrew Tate, who, along with his brother, has left Romania |
| 0:34.5 | where the two of them were facing trial relating to allegations of rape, |
| 0:38.6 | sex trafficking and money laundering, all of which they deny. So we're going to tell you, |
| 0:42.8 | with the help of social media investigations correspondent Marianna Spring. Hi, Mariana. |
| 0:47.1 | Hello. |
| 0:47.8 | What exactly is going on in this episode of Newscast. Newscast from the BBC. |
| 0:54.1 | I like landscapes. |
| 0:55.1 | I don't think I'm being rude. |
| 0:56.4 | Japping. |
| 0:57.1 | Unemployed people who are overweight. |
| 0:58.9 | That is not the agenda. |
| 1:00.2 | It's the fun police working overtime. |
| 1:02.4 | The star is born. |
| 1:03.5 | Elon. |
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