Senate Republicans moved to block an effort from their Democratic counterparts Thursday afternoon to force the Trump administration to release all records related to the convicted sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.
Democratic Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego, a rumored 2028 presidential candidate, asked for unanimous consent to pass his resolution requiring the Department of Justice to release records related to Epstein. Republican Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin objected, arguing Gallego’s resolution was “political theater.”
“It’s so obvious that the Democrats are just using this for a political football,” Mullin said. “If they’re really serious about it what happened the last four years?”
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