Michael D. Shear

King Charles I was arrested for treason in the middle of the English Civil War at the time.

That is...

150 years before the United States was even around, that was the last time a member of the royal family was arrested.

They're pretty serious.

He hasn't been charged yet, but assuming he was charged and ultimately convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of life in prison.

Yeah, it's really interesting that part of what helps to explain, I think, the arrest of former Prince Andrew is that he is one of the most high-profile people in the land.

And so I think, you know, the idea that he would ultimately become one of the first people to be actually prosecuted, arrested, and potentially charged is maybe on one level not that surprising.

I would also say that this country has a real media culture that involves tabloids.

Reporters are very aggressive.

They're like a dog with a bone.

When they get into the middle of a scandal, they don't let go.

And I think that all of the attention on the Epstein files underscores how hungry people are for accountability in this whole case and how much that demand for accountability exceeds what the legal system has delivered in the past several years.

Absolutely.

Happy to have been on.

Thanks for having me.