WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet along with 21 of their Senate Democratic colleagues introduced the Epstein Files Transparency Act to direct the Department of Justice to publicly release all files relating to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates.
“The Trump administration promised to release the Epstein files and hold Epstein’s associates accountable. They broke that promise and betrayed Americans’ trust,” said Hickenlooper. “The victims deserve justice, and Americans deserve the truth.”
“President Trump campaigned on transparency and exposing corruption at the highest levels of government,” said Bennet. “His administration’s decision to withhold information on Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes is yet another broken promise to the American people and damages public trust in our justice system.”
The legislation comes amid the Trump administration’s refusal to release the Epstein files after reports surfaced that Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Trump that he is named in the files and additional reporting highlights Trump’s friendship with Epstein. In February, the Attorney General touted that the files were on her desk for review.
The senators’ legislation is the Senate companion to the House’s bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act led by Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna.
Full text of the bill is available HERE.
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