REPUBLICAN Congress members call on President Donald Trump to release evidence related to the case of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Tennessee Representatives Marsha Blackburn and Tim Burchett are leading the effort, following Trump’s executive order to declassify documents about the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Blackburn has pushed for the release of unredacted versions of Epstein’s flight logs and the complete version of Ghislaine Maxwell’s “little black book,” which contains a list of names and phone numbers of powerful and wealthy individuals. Burchett agrees that the time to release the Epstein files is now, given the current political climate.
Epstein died in August 2019 while awaiting trial for federal sex trafficking charges. A medical examiner ruled his death a suicide. Maxwell, a British socialite who was involved with Epstein, is currently serving a 20-year sentence for child sex trafficking charges.
Blackburn stated, “Jeffrey Epstein built a disgusting global sex trafficking network that caused irreparable damage to countless women. Americans deserve to know exactly who was affiliated with this network. This is not about celebrities – it’s about what happened to victims and survivors.”
Trump has not publicly commented on the Epstein files since his inauguration, but previously stated he would support the release of Epstein’s supposed list of clients. He also signed an executive order to release the JFK assassination files, promising “everything will be revealed,” a promise made to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his secretary of Health and Human Services nominee and nephew of JFK.
