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(27 Aug 2026)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Miami, Florida - 27 August 2026
1. Tate brothers' lawyer Joseph McBride walking
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Joseph McBride, Tate brothers' lawyer:
"If this doesn't meet the test of special circumstances, then I don't know what does. 1,193 days free. They have made all their appointments in Romania. They have never ran away from the law. They have leaned into the court process everywhere that they go. They're innocent men. They're free men. They're good men and we look forward to demonstrating that to the court today."
3. Supporters of Tate brothers outside courthouse, UPSOUND (English): "Free top G"
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Joseph McBride, Tate brothers' lawyer:
"This is a high and tall mountain that we must climb. I say this with all with all due respect, it's my understanding that this honorable judge has never granted bail in this situation before. So it's not like the odds are exactly in our favor, but truth is in our favor and the fact that these guys have leaned into the process they have not ran from any process across the earth is in our favor."
5. Wide of exterior of courthouse
STORYLINE:
A federal judge was set to consider Thursday whether social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate should remain in custody as they challenge their extradition to the United Kingdom to face rape and sex trafficking charges.
Speaking to reporters outside the courthouse in Miami, the brothers' attorney Joseph McBride argued for their release, pointing to their compliance with legal proceedings in Romania, where they also face charges.
"1,193 days free. They have made all their appointments in Romania. They have never ran away from the law," he said. "They're innocent men. They're free men."
McBride acknowledged the challenge ahead, saying "this is a high and tall mountain that we must climb."
"It's my understanding that this honorable judge has never granted bail in this situation before. So it's not like the odds are exactly in our favor, but truth is in our favor."
Federal prosecutors have urged the court to keep the Tates in custody, citing the strong presumption against bail in extradition cases and arguing their claimed access to wealth, multiple passports and influence in numerous countries posed a heightened flight risk.
Tate brothers' attorneys countered that the brothers had largely exaggerated their claims of wealth to boost their social media personas, that references to multiple passports were satirical and that expensive items featured in their videos were either rented or did not belong to them.
The Tates have remained in a federal detention center in Miami since making a brief court appearance after their July 18 arrest. The two brothers have repeatedly denied wrongdoing.
The Tates have become among the world’s most polarizing internet personalities by promoting wealth, male dominance and misogyny through their social media empire.
The new allegations are the latest in the Tates’ long-running international legal saga spanning the U.S., Britain and Romania.
No date for an extradition hearing has been set. The U.K. has until mid-September to provide evidence to the State Department.
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(27 Aug 2026)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Miami, Florida - 27 August 2026
1. Tate brothers' lawyer Joseph McBride walking
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Joseph McBride, Tate brothers' lawyer:
"If this doesn't meet the test of special circumstances, then I don't know what does. 1,193 days free. They have made all their appointments in Romania. They have never ran away from the law. They have leaned into the court process everywhere that they go. They're innocent men. They're free men. They're good men and we look forward to demonstrating that to the court today."
3. Supporters of Tate brothers outside courthouse, UPSOUND (English): "Free top G"
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Joseph McBride, Tate brothers' lawyer:
"This is a high and tall mountain that we must climb. I say this with all with all due respect, it's my understanding that this honorable judge has never granted bail in this situation before. So it's not like the odds are exactly in our favor, but truth is in our favor and the fact that these guys have leaned into the process they have not ran from any process across the earth is in our favor."
5. Wide of exterior of courthouse
STORYLINE:
A federal judge was set to consider Thursday whether social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate should remain in custody as they challenge their extradition to the United Kingdom to face rape and sex trafficking charges.
Speaking to reporters outside the courthouse in Miami, the brothers' attorney Joseph McBride argued for their release, pointing to their compliance with legal proceedings in Romania, where they also face charges.
"1,193 days free. They have made all their appointments in Romania. They have never ran away from the law," he said. "They're innocent men. They're free men."
McBride acknowledged the challenge ahead, saying "this is a high and tall mountain that we must climb."
"It's my understanding that this honorable judge has never granted bail in this situation before. So it's not like the odds are exactly in our favor, but truth is in our favor."
Federal prosecutors have urged the court to keep the Tates in custody, citing the strong presumption against bail in extradition cases and arguing their claimed access to wealth, multiple passports and influence in numerous countries posed a heightened flight risk.
Tate brothers' attorneys countered that the brothers had largely exaggerated their claims of wealth to boost their social media personas, that references to multiple passports were satirical and that expensive items featured in their videos were either rented or did not belong to them.
The Tates have remained in a federal detention center in Miami since making a brief court appearance after their July 18 arrest. The two brothers have repeatedly denied wrongdoing.
The Tates have become among the world’s most polarizing internet personalities by promoting wealth, male dominance and misogyny through their social media empire.
The new allegations are the latest in the Tates’ long-running international legal saga spanning the U.S., Britain and Romania.
No date for an extradition hearing has been set. The U.K. has until mid-September to provide evidence to the State Department.
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