The Tate Brothers’ Lawyer Is on an Aggressive, AI-Riddled Quest to Win Their Release
Joseph McBride's clients are accused of raping women and coercing them into sex work.Mother Jones illustration; Joe Raedle/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. It seems extremely unlikely that accused rapists and sex traffickers Andrew and Tristan Tate will be released from Miami’s federal detention center, where they’re being held. For one thing, the brothers are awaiting extradition to the United Kingdom to face sprawling charges related to sex trafficking, rape, assault, and indecent images of a child, and the Trump administration has declined to step in.
- ▪Joseph McBride's clients are accused of raping women and coercing them into sex work.Mother Jones illustration; Joe Raedle/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs.
- ▪It seems extremely unlikely that accused rapists and sex traffickers Andrew and Tristan Tate will be released from Miami’s federal detention center, where they’re being held.
- ▪For one thing, the brothers are awaiting extradition to the United Kingdom to face sprawling charges related to sex trafficking, rape, assault, and indecent images of a child, and the Trump administration has declined to step in.
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| Publication time | Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0000 |
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Joseph McBride's clients are accused of raping women and coercing them into sex work.Mother Jones illustration; Joe Raedle/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It seems extremely unlikely that accused rapists and sex traffickers Andrew and Tristan Tate will be released from Miami’s federal detention center, where they’re being held. For one thing, the brothers are awaiting extradition to the United Kingdom to face sprawling charges related to sex trafficking, rape, assault, and indecent images of a child, and the Trump administration has declined to step in.
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