Senator Markwayne Mullin on Epstein Files, Judicial Independence, and Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Epstein Files and Judicial Release

• 🏛️ Senator Mullin clarifies that his resolution on the Epstein files calls for the courts to release the information, not the Justice Department.
• ⚖️ He explains that all information held by the Justice Department and FBI has already been heard by the courts, meaning a judge must authorize its release.
• 🚫 Mullin notes that resolutions are non-binding due to the separation of powers, and a judge in Florida has already refused to release the information.
• 🗣️ He believes that continued calls from the President, Pam Bondi, and Congress might influence judges to release the files, but until then, they remain sealed.

Information Control and Transparency

• 📰 Mullin dismisses a Wall Street Journal report about Trump's name being in the files as