LONDON (AP) U.S. prosecutors and attorneys for Britains Prince Andrew sniped at one another across the Atlantic on Monday, each saying the other side was to blame for the dukes failure to participate in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking probe.

Andrews lawyers said in a statement that he has offered three times this year to speak with U.S. investigators after being assured that he is not and has never been a target of their criminal investigations into Epstein.

That offer, though, came with a request that our co-operation and any interview arrangements would remain confidential, said the firm Blackfords LLP in London.

Unfortunately, the DOJ has reacted to the first two offers by breaching their own confidentiality rules and claiming that the Duke has offered zero cooperation. In doing so, they are perhaps seeking publicity rather than accepting the assistance proffered, the lawyers said.