Chung Resolution Calls for Independent Investigation into Epstein Files

​SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –  State Rep. Chung, D-Bloomington, 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. 

“The president campaigned on releasing the Epstein files once elected, so my colleagues and I are simply asking the president to fulfill a campaign promise,” said Chung. “Jeffrey Epstein and his fellow abusers need to be held accountable, and their survivors deserve justice. The first step in this long process is releasing the unredacted files so all the necessary information on Epstein’s abuse of children is publically available; this isn’t a tall order and it’s already been demanded by U.S. Congress.”

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.