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HR0697LRB104 21008 MST 34894 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Accountability regarding the crimes of convicted 

3sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged accomplices is 

4a matter of justice for survivors that transcends partisan 

5politics; and

6 WHEREAS, The bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act 

7requires the release of all records in possession of the 

8Department of Justice, including records of Epstein's 

9correspondence and flight logs; and

10 WHEREAS, The Act requires the Department of Justice to 

11shield the identities of survivors and also explicitly 

12prohibits documents from being withheld or redacted based on 

13political considerations or to shield the identity of 

14Epstein's companions; and

15 WHEREAS, Despite this, multiple reports indicate that the 

16Department of Justice illegally redacted and withheld 

17documents related to allegations against President Donald 

18Trump, including more than 50 pages of FBI interviews and 

19notes from conversations with a woman who accused President 

20Trump of abuse when she was a minor; and

21 WHEREAS, The redacted documents included identifying 

HR0697- 2 -LRB104 21008 MST 34894 r

1information and images of approximately 100 of Epstein's 

2estimated 1,000 victims, retraumatizing survivors and 

3subjecting them to public scrutiny and harassment; and

4 WHEREAS, Documents detailing allegations against President 

5Trump have been removed from the Justice Department's public 

6database after their initial disclosure; and

7 WHEREAS, This continues President Trump's pattern of 

8deceit and obfuscation related to Epstein; he and Vice 

9President JD Vance denied the existence of a birthday card 

10sent by the President to Epstein before the c