During a Tuesday meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) grilled the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Christopher Wray, about what she said she believes is a lack of thorough investigation into an alleged high-profile sex trafficking ring run by billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.
“The last few weeks I’ve been demanding some answers on Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, and trying to get these flight records,” said Blackburn. “I’ve offered amendments to the subpoena. I’ve kind of been stonewalled on it but I think having transparency around Jeffrey Epstein’s conduct and this massive sex trafficking ring is important. And of course you’ve had the Chairman, Sen. [Mazie] Hirono, Sen. [Jon] Ossoff, all who have mentioned our concerns with what is happening with sex trafficking.”
“But in light of this, in looking at some of the survivors of the Epstein issues, there are disturbing allegations that the FBI failed to investigate the sex trafficking allegations and indeed one survivor says that the FBI, even after she brought forward repeatedly content about his conduct, that the FBI refused to investigate her claims, even though she said the allegations were there on both the sex trafficking and the child sexual abuse material,” she said. “I want to know why, or what awareness you have of the FBI’s failure to investigate these claims and I want to get you on the record since numerous survivors have said the FBI did not show up to help them, what specifically has the FBI done to investigate the claims that Epstein and others participated in, produced, possessed and distributed [child sexual abuse material].”
Wray said that while he appreciates Blackburn’s commitment to combating sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation, but that he doesn’t recall any specifics from the Epstein case.
“It’s been a while since I looked at that case,” he said.
When Wray noted that the FBI was part of the investigation that led to Epstein’s arrest, Blackburn said she was troubled by the FBI’s lack of interest in “a complete investigation … of getting to the bottom of what is appearing to be an enormous sex trafficking ring and listening to these survivors” after Epstein died, allegedly by suicide, while in prison.
“As I’ve said, I’ve tried to get a subpoena on the flight logs, which I think is important to this,” Blackburn said. “I think people need to know who was on those planes, and how often they were on those planes.”
Wray refused to commit to releasing the flight logs but said he would get with his team to see if there was any more information he could provide.
Later, Blackburn blasted Wray and her Senate Democrat colleagues further on X, formerly Twitter.
“Christopher Wray refused to answer whether he thinks Jeffrey Epstein’s flight logs should be made public. Tells you everything you need to know,” she said.
Christopher Wray refused to answer whether he thinks Jeffrey Epstein’s flight logs should be made public.
Tells you everything you need to know.
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) December 5, 2023
“Senate Judiciary Democrats’ response — or lack thereof — to my subpoena request for Epstein’s flight logs raises many red flags,” she also said.
Senate Judiciary Democrats’ response — or lack thereof — to my subpoena request for Epstein’s flight logs raises many red flags.
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) December 5, 2023
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Pete D’Abrosca is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Pete on Twitter/X.
we’ll never see these logs as long as any dem on them is still alive. most likely we’ll never see them.
they are protected by the machine, like the covenant killer’s writings
Randy, well stated. Sure would be interesting to see those names.
Why doesn’t she drill on who Esptein worked for?
Another useless idiotic hearing that never amount to a hill of beans.
Perhaps after people like Clinton, Biden, Obama, Garland and Wray pass away and there is no one left to prosecute the flight logs will be released……. assuming they aren’t destroyed in a fire or flood.