Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is ramping up pressure on the FBI and IRS to release unredacted records related to Jeffrey Epstein, insisting the public deserves full transparency regarding his associates and financial dealings.
In a letter addressed to newly appointed FBI Director Kash Patel and acting IRS Commissioner Douglas O’Donnell, Blackburn, 72, demanded the agencies provide “complete, unredacted records” regarding Epstein, including flight logs, surveillance footage, and financial documents.
“This critical information identifying every individual who could have participated in Jeffrey Epstein’s abhorrent conduct is long overdue,” Blackburn wrote. “The survivors of Mr. Epstein’s horrific crimes want transparency and accountability, and they—and the American people—deserve nothing less.”
Epstein, a disgraced financier with high-profile connections, was arrested in July 2019 on federal child sex trafficking charges. He was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell a month later, with the official ruling being suicide. His death has fueled years of speculation and demands for answers regarding his extensive network of associates.
Demands for Full Disclosure
Blackburn is specifically seeking the unredacted flight logs from Epstein’s private jet and helicopter, along with his convicted associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s records, including the infamous “little black book.” Additionally, she is calling for the release of surveillance footage from Epstein’s Palm Beach residence, which was allegedly a hub for his illicit activities.
While redacted versions of these documents have previously surfaced online or been included in lawsuits, Blackburn argues that the full versions must be made public. “Since Mr. Epstein’s death in 2019, there is still much about this tragic case that is not known—including the names of his associates that are listed in the flight logs of his private jet and in Ghislaine Maxwell’s ‘little black book,’” she wrote.
Beyond the FBI, Blackburn is also pressing the IRS for records detailing Epstein and Maxwell’s financial dealings. She is requesting “any and all” documents revealing individuals and entities that had financial relationships with them.
FBI Director Patel’s Pledge
During his confirmation hearing last month, Patel assured Blackburn that he would “absolutely” work with her to bring more transparency to Epstein’s case files. However, it remains unclear how far he will go in releasing sensitive documents, particularly given past concerns over revealing the names of individuals who met with Epstein but were not implicated in criminal activity.
Blackburn has been a consistent advocate for obtaining these records. She previously urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to subpoena the files and pressed former FBI Director Christopher Wray on the issue. In December 2023, Wray told the Senate Judiciary Committee that his team would “figure out if there’s more information we can provide” on Epstein, but no follow-up information was ever released.
“Director Wray never provided any such follow-up information,” Blackburn noted in her letter to Patel. “Over a year has elapsed since then, and we still do not have all of the necessary information regarding Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes.”
The demand for transparency on Epstein’s network is gaining momentum. Last week, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed that Epstein’s client list is “sitting on my desk” as it undergoes review for potential release.
As the pressure mounts, Patel and O’Donnell now face a crucial decision: whether to follow through on their promises of transparency or continue withholding key documents that could shed light on one of the most notorious criminal cases of the century. The American people, as Blackburn asserts, are watching—and waiting.
BenOVerbich
August 22, 2023 at 4:44 pm
It’s sad and frightening that in a few short years, one spoiled, narcissistic, man child has helped encourage a large portion of the formerly respectable Republican party to throw out any self restraint or attempt at living like adults in society. These morons want to go after a DA for doing her job and investigating potential crimes, then handing the evidence over to a grand jury, as if she’s done something wrong. Be angry at Donald Trump for deciding to ignore the laws and operate any way he feels around them, because he thinks he’s above them, not the people charged with investigating those crimes. There’s no question they’d be cheering her on to burn him at the stake if the exact same actions were taken by anyone other than Trumplethinskin. That kind of response is childish behavior that most adults accept as inappropriate. It’s also contradictory to all that America is built upon. Any actual patriot who has the first care for this country accepts that no one is above the law, not even Donald Trump. The only ones weaponizing anything are these losers going after government officials doing exactly the job they are expected to be doing. Grow up trumptards, you’re burning this American experiment to ash for no good reason except a spoiled brat let you think it’s ok to start behaving like spoiled brats.
Khazarians Suck
August 22, 2023 at 8:14 pm
Thanks for redefining STUUUUUUPIIIIIIID.
Dan
August 22, 2023 at 8:35 pm
Dang, the TDS brain rot is strong with this one.
dufus
August 23, 2023 at 6:50 am
you’re so wrong. That DA has broken rules of law and laws themselves. Yet you supporting that. Must either be ignorant or a criminal as well.
Sanchez
August 23, 2023 at 11:15 am
All that jargon text and your brainwash puppet demonrat head can’t understand that first, Joe Biden is the worst installed President ever. Second, you are too blind to see this DA democrats are really Weaponizing the Justice system to go after Trump. There is No potential crime, but crooked Joe Biden is the Big guy, the crime Boss and his drug addiction son.
Timothy V Hall
August 23, 2023 at 12:40 pm
Well why isn’t anything being done about the BIDENS???
How is it not election tampering when the lap top is real and you guys said it was Russia, GUESS WHAT WE ARE NOT AS STUPID AS YALL WISH!
TRUMP 2034
Zachariah Barber
August 23, 2023 at 4:00 am
I am sincerely glad, that I am an American, and not a Democrat.
Ben Sniffin
August 23, 2023 at 6:14 am
One can tell from the name-calling, which side of the political spectrum you are on. Why aren’t you worried about the corruption that is occupying the Oval Office now? Oh wait! Is it because democrats are above the law?
anonymous
August 23, 2023 at 6:21 am
Ben’s point (other than calling people names) that people want to “go after the DA” for doing her job” is in fact “go after the DA for not doing her job”