A Democrat senator has claimed that a large Epstein-related file containing “actionable information” is currently held within the Treasury Department.
Sen. Ron Wyden called for authorities to investigate Epstein’s finances and examine 4,725 wire transfers totaling around $1.1 billion to and from an account Epstein maintained.
Epstein died in jail in August 2019, and the FBI officially classified the death as suicide.
Wyden, 76, said on the Senate floor:
“Somewhere in the Treasury Department, Mr. President, locked away in a cabinet drawer, is a big Epstein file that’s full of actionable information.”
He continued:
“Follow the money and details about his financing and operations that await investigation.”
Wyden claimed that the Biden administration allowed his aides to review the Treasury’s file last year.
According to Wyden:
“The file shows that Mr Epstein used multiple Russian banks, which are now under sanctions, to process payments related to sex trafficking. A lot of the women and girls he targeted came from Russia, Belarus, Turkey and elsewhere.”
He added:
“One shudders to think about the kinds of people who must have been involved in trafficking these women and young girls out of those countries and into the Epstein web of abuse. These are all potential leads.”
Beyond the account at JP Morgan Chase, Wyden said that “hundreds of millions more flowed through other accounts,” stating that authorities have “even more to investigate.”
Wyden’s office found that four major banks flagged more than $1.5 billion in transactions following Epstein’s arrest in July 2019, according to the New York Times.
Footage related to the moments before Epstein’s death was released after a leaked memo concluded that his death was a suicide. The so-called “client list” was said by federal authorities not to exist.
Wyden said:
“I wrote to the Attorney General, Ms. Bondi, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, FBI Director Kash Patel, and I asked them all to produce the Epstein file to the Senate Finance Committee so it could be reviewed. I have made that request multiple times.”
He added:
“We are going to stay on this fight to hold the wealthy individuals accountable for the harm that they clearly were involved in, in injuring the young women and others in this sex trafficking. Real harm was done to women and girls by Jeffrey Epstein. Nobody gets to sweep that under the rug.”
A Treasury spokesperson responded:
“Despite Senator Wyden’s claims, there are no hidden files at Treasury. The Biden administration had access to this information during its tenure. The fact that Senator Wyden never asked Joe Biden or Merrick Garland to address this matter shows this is political theater.”
Speculation has continued that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals connected to his crimes.
The FBI’s position that no separate list exists conflicts with remarks made by officials in previous years.
In an earlier interview, Pam Bondi said the Epstein file was “sitting on my desk right now to review.” She later clarified that she was referring to the full Epstein file, not a separate list.
Some Republican figures have since urged the release of all related files.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson stated:
“It’s a delicate subject, but we should put everything out there and let the people decide. I’m for transparency.”
Calls for a special counsel have echoed among other lawmakers.
Trump said the Department of Justice should release any “credible” information from its investigation but repeated his view that references to a specific “client list” were created by political opponents.
He told reporters:
“I don’t understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be of interest to anybody. It’s pretty boring stuff.”
He later criticized those amplifying speculation surrounding the case and expressed frustration at ongoing public focus.
The political divide remains active regarding whether further documents should be made public, including Epstein’s financial records and associated transactions.
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