据称特朗普的盟友向国土安全部施压, 要求他们返还泰特夫妇的设备, 引发了对政治干预性交易调查的担忧. A Trump ally allegedly pressured DHS to return devices seized from the Tates, raising concerns over political interference in a sex trafficking investigation.

Paul Ingrassia是前白宫与国土安全部联络的特朗普盟友, 被控在2025年2月抵达佛罗里达后, 从Andrew Tate及其兄弟特里斯坦手中缴获的电子装置, Paul Ingrassia, a Trump ally and former White House liaison to DHS, is accused of pushing for the return of electronic devices seized from Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan after their February 2025 arrival in Florida, according to a ProPublica report. 该请求据称代表白宫提出,引起了国土安全部官员对联邦调查中政治干预的关切,调查了兄弟俩在联合王国、罗马尼亚和美国的性贩运罪行指控,而美国拒绝参与,白宫和国土安全部拒绝评论。 The request, allegedly made on behalf of the White House, raised concerns among DHS officials about political interference in a federal probe into the brothers’ alleged sex trafficking offenses in the U.K., Romania, and the U.S. Ingrassia denied involvement, and the White House and DHS declined to comment. Tates没有在美国受到指控,而且继续否认所有指控。 The Tates have not been charged in the U.S. and continue to deny all allegations.