Mussman Resolution Calls for Independent Investigation into Epstein Files

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg, helped pass a formal resolution Wednesday demanding the Trump administration end its illegal censoring of the Epstein files and calling for an independent investigation into the file’s significant, potentially politically-aligned, redactions. 

“We must stand with the women calling for the release of the Epstein files, detailing the sexual abuse they experienced as young girls and young women,” Mussman. “It is not partisan to call for the disclosure and prosecution of individuals involved in a child sex trafficking ring. These files should be released in full, without redactions, as mandated by U.S. Congress and supported by elected officials on both sides of the aisle.”

House Resolution 697 demands that the Trump administration abide by the requirements included in the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act and make redactions explicitly to shield the identities of survivors, as well as releasing all files related to the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplices. 

The resolution comes after months-long concerns have been raised over how the U.S. Department of Justice has handled and responded to the act’s disclosure requirements, and whether politically-motivated redactions, or other politically-favored changes, have occurred.

House Resolution 697 passed the House floor partisanly, with zero Republican members voting in favor.