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plane was allegedly used to fly underage girls to Epstein's
private Caribbean island. Epstein pleaded not guilty to sex
trafficking charges and was later found dead in his jail cell.
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, has publicly called out
Durbin for blocking her request to file a subpoena for the
flight logs and then lying about any knowledge of the request.
During a recent Judiciary Committee hearing, Durbin said he
wanted to go on the record and asked Blackburn about the matter.
“You and I have never personally discussed this, have we?” said
Durbin
“We talked briefly on the floor,” said Blackburn.
“You never mentioned what the subject matter of your amendment
was,” said Durbin.
“In committee I brought up the subject matter of my amendment,”
said Blackburn.
“Not in my presence,” said Durbin.
But during a Nov. 9 hearing presided over by Durbin, Blackburn
did, in fact, mention the subpoena of flight logs.
“Since we’re in the business of issuing subpoenas now, here are
a few more I have filed,” said Blackburn. "A subpoena to Jeffrey
Epstein's estate to provide the flight logs for his private
plane. Given the numerous allegations of human trafficking and
abuse surrounding Mr. Epstein, we've got to identify everyone
who could have participated in his horrific conduct.”
Blackburn has called Durbin's actions a "sad day in the history
of the prestigious Judiciary Committee."
On Wednesday, Blackburn posted questions on X, the social media
platform formerly known as Twitter.
“Why did Senator Durbin appear to not know about my subpoena
request for Jeffrey Epstein’s flight logs? Why are the Democrats
stonewalling this issue?”
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