Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, have reportedly left Romania on a private jet and are flying to the US after their travel ban was lifted, officials and local media have said. The pair, who were arrested in Romania in 2022 and face trial on charges of rape, sex with a minor, people trafficking and money laundering, took off from Băneasa airport in Bucharest for Fort Lauderdale at 6am (4am GMT), airport officials confirmed.

Andrew Tate, a former professional kickboxer, and his brother, Tristan had been under a travel ban since their arrest along with two Romanian women on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. Local authorities said prosecutors had approved the brothers’ request to travel. 

The anti-organised crime unit, Diicot, said the pair remained “under judicial supervision” and would have to “appear before the judicial authorities at every summons”. It added that violation of the obligations imposed on them “may lead to a higher custodial measure”. Local media said the pair, who are dual British and US nationals, were expected to return to Romania in March for a judicial control court hearing.

Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate’s Support For Donald Trump

The brothers are outspoken supporters of Donald Trump, and several members of the US president’s inner circle have spoken out publicly against their treatment, including Donald Trump Jr who described their detention as “absolute insanity”. Elon Musk responded to a suggestion from Tate that he would “run for prime minister of the UK” by saying “he’s not wrong”, while one of Tate’s lawyers, Paul Ingrassia, is the White House liaison official for the US Department of Justice.

According to Ingrassia, the Tate brothers were “sacrificed on the altar of the Matrix under the banner of egregious crimes they never committed”. The US vice-president, JD Vance, has appeared on a pro-Tate podcast.

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