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Whereas, on June 2, 2024, President Donald J. Trump stat-
ed on Fox & Friends that he would declassify the Epstein 
files, acknowledging, ‘‘Yeah, yeah, I would’’; 
Whereas, on October 22, 2024, then-Senator JD Vance said, 
‘‘Seriously, we need to release the Epstein list. That is 
an important thing,’’ during an appearance on This Past 
Weekend; 
Whereas, on January 30, 2025, during a Senate confirmation 
hearing, FBI Director nominee Kash Patel affirmed his 
commitment to investigating Epstein’s network, stating, 
‘‘Absolutely, Senator,’’ when asked by Senator Marsha 
Blackburn whether he would assist in uncovering those 
involved in building Epstein’s trafficking ring; 
Whereas, on February 21, 2025, Attorney General Pam 
Bondi told Fox News, ‘‘It is sitting on my desk right 
now, to review,’’ referring to the Epstein client list; 
Whereas, on February 26, 2025, Attorney General Bondi 
again confirmed possession of the files on Jesse Watters 
Primetime, stating, ‘‘I do’’; 
Whereas, on February 27, 2025, White House Counsel Alina 
Habba responded to Piers Morgan’s question about po-
tential prosecutions, stating, ‘‘Absolutely. I think it would 
be negligent for us not to. . . You have to hold individ-
uals who are indeed rapists accountable’’; 
Whereas, on March 1, 2025, Attorney General Bondi told 
Mark Levin, ‘‘Certainly, nothing can be withheld on 
that’’ in reference to public disclosure of perpetrators 
connected to Jeffrey Epstein; 
Whereas, on March 3, 2025, Attorney General Bondi stated 
to Sean Hannity, ‘‘A truckload of evidence arrived. . . 
[FBI Director] Kash [Patel] is going to get me and him-
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self really a detailed report as to why all these documents 
and evidence had been withheld’’; 
Whereas, on March 11, 2025, White House Counsel Habba 
explained to Benny Johnson that the Epstein documents 
were under review and that ‘‘you have to save the integ-
rity of the investigation so that we can bring these people 
to justice’’; 
Whereas, on March 25, 2025, as interim United States Attor-
ney for New Jersey, Habba stated, ‘‘Those people that 
were crossing State lines and trafficking those girls or 
having sex with minors will be prosecuted’’; 
Whereas, on May 28, 2025, FBI Director Patel told Bret 
Baier, ‘‘I’m not going to withhold information from the 
American public, ever. . . It takes time to go through 
years of investigations, years of political maneuvering, 
and years of cover-up’’; 
Whereas, on June 6, 2025, Director Patel told Joe Rogan, 
‘‘You’re going to get all that information. . . were going 
to give you every single thing we have and can’’; 
Whereas the American people have a right to know the full 
extent of criminal activity, institutional complicity, and 
potential misconduct involving Jeffrey Epstein and his 
associates; and 
Whereas Article I of the United States Constitution grants 
the House of Representatives the authority to investigate, 
oversee, and subpoena information relevant to the public 
interest and national integrity: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) affirms its constitutional authority under 
Article I to conduct investigations, issue subpoenas, 
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and expose criminal misconduct and institutional 
corruption; 
(2) demands that the Trump Administration 
immediately release all unclassified files, flight logs, 
correspondence, and evidence pertaining to Jeffrey 
Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and all known associ-
ates, with redactions only to protect the identities of 
minor victims and preserve ongoing prosecutions; 
(3) calls upon the Department of Justice, the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any relevant 
executive branch agency to submit a full report on 
any delays, suppression, or destruction of evidence 
related to Epstein’s operations; 
(4) urges the relevant House Committees to ini-
tiate formal investigations into any obstruction, sup-
pression, or delay of the files’ release; and 
(5) supports full transparency and public access 
to these documents in the interest of justice, ac-
countability, and the prevention of future abuses of 
power. 
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