Hickenlooper Statement on Senate Passage of Bill to Release Epstein Files

WASHINGTON –
Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement following the Senate passage of the
Epstein Files Transparency Act
, which he co-sponsors, to direct the Department of Justice to publicly release all files relating to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates.
“Trump could have released the Epstein files and held Epstein’s associates accountable months ago. Instead, he tried to suppress them until he realized Americans weren’t backing down.
“Trump needs to sign this bill and release the files already.”
For months the Trump administration refused 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.
Hickenlooper has
con
s
istently
advocated
for the Trump admin to release the files and the House of Representatives to take up the legislation.
Earlier today, following the House
pas
s
age
of the bipartisan bill, Hickenlooper
called
on Senate Majority Leader Thune to not delay further and quickly vote on the legislation in the Senate.
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