How the Tate brothers—accused of sex trafficking and rape—cultivated powerful allies in Trump's orbit, then found themselves arrested as the administration abruptly withdrew support. A New York Times investigation reveals the extent to which Richard Grinnell and other Trump officials intervened in Romania to secure their release, only to reverse course when new extradition charges emerged. The Tate brothers built a multimillion-dollar porn empire by recruiting women through romance, then coercing them into sex work while keeping most profits, with Andrew comparing himself to a pimp and later facing human trafficking charges in Romania and the UK.