Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in Miami over the weekend as the UK seeks their extradition on rape and sex trafficking charges — bad news for the brothers, and a test of how far their political connections reach.

• British prosecutors have brought 59 charges total against the two brothers for alleged offenses between 2010 and 2017.
• Most are new charges tied to four more alleged victims, bringing the UK total to seven.
• They already face separate cases in Romania, where prosecutors allege 35 victims including a minor.
• Their lawyer calls it a political hit job and blames a Justice Department official who acted without Trump's approval — a clear appeal to the White House.
• The brothers deny everything, and the defense leans on the now-familiar move of casting accused men as the real victims.

Outlook: The fight now shifts to whether the US actually hands them over to Britain, and whether political pressure stalls the extradition.