Ron Wyden Demands DOJ Release Epstein Treasury Records Amid Investigation

Epstein Investigation and Treasury Records

• 💡 Senator Ron Wyden is investigating Jeffrey Epstein's records within the Treasury Department, calling out former President Trump's claim that the matter is a "hoax and a scam."
• 🎯 Wyden highlights that Epstein was a "well-connected sex trafficker" and a "serial rapist of women and young girls."
• 🔍 A Treasury file contains details of 4,725 wire transfers totaling nearly $1.1 billion flowing in and out of one of Epstein's accounts, representing thousands of potential lines of investigation.
• 💰 Hundreds of millions more flowed through other accounts, with the file indicating the use of Russian banks (now under sanctions) for payments related to sex trafficking.

Calls for Transparency and Investigation

• ⚠️ Wyden criticizes the Trump administration for refusing to release the Epstein file to the Senate Finance Committee, despite promises of transparency.
• 🏛️ He states that a Treasury official's response was code for the bureaucracy saying, "Go pound sand."
• ✊ Wyden vows to continue the fight to hold wealthy individuals accountable for their involvement in sex trafficking and related wrongdoing.
• 🤝 If the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Attorney General Pam Bondi do not pursue the investigation, Wyden demands the Treasury information be given to the Senate Finance Committee for a bipartisan review.

The Horrors of Sex Trafficking

• 💔 Wyden emphasizes that the Epstein case is about "years and years of international sex trafficking" and is an insult to the American people to dismiss it.
• 🚨 He stresses the urgency and horror of sex trafficking and abuse, stating that "nobody gets to sweep that under the rug."