Sen. Durbin: FBI Personnel Were Told to ‘Flag’ Epstein Files Mentioning Trump

DURBIN We were contacted ░░░░░░░░ a highly credible whistleblower ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General s pressure ░░░░░░░░ FBI to quickly review ░░░░░░░░ produce more Epstein documents ░░░░░░░░ promised For two weeks ░░░░░░░░ two weeks in late ░░░░░░░░ the FBI assigned approximately ░░░░░░░░ 000 personnel in its ░░░░░░░░ Management division and hundreds ░░░░░░░░ additional agents from the ░░░░░░░░ York Field Office to ░░░░░░░░ 24 hour shifts to ░░░░░░░░ and produce more Epstein ░░░░░░░░ These officials were told ░░░░░░░░ to flag any records ░░░░░░░░ which President Trump was ░░░░░░░░ Essentially agents were pulled ░░░░░░░░ of their field from ░░░░░░░░ work combating narcotics and ░░░░░░░░ crime to review this ░░░░░░░░ of documents Other important ░░░░░░░░ work was effectively shut ░░░░░░░░ according to the whistleblower ░░░░░░░░ tens of thousands of ░░░░░░░░ hours at the expense ░░░░░░░░ public safety for no ░░░░░░░░ reason than to try ░░░░░░░░ bolster baseless claims you ░░░░░░░░ made is unconscionably reckless ░░░░░░░░ Trump has not helped ░░░░░░░░ situation Despite his administration ░░░░░░░░ making promises about transparency ░░░░░░░░ Epstein and the existence ░░░░░░░░ records that they have ░░░░░░░░ produced he is currently ░░░░░░░░ the country that is ░░░░░░░░ a scam Last week ░░░░░░░░ Trump posted on his ░░░░░░░░ social media site and ░░░░░░░░ quote My past supporters ░░░░░░░░ bought into this BS ░░░░░░░░ line and sinker They ░░░░░░░░ t learned their lesson ░░░░░░░░ probably never will from ░░░░░░░░ Trump This is the ░░░░░░░░ the president is talking ░░░░░░░░ his own constituents who ░░░░░░░░ raising concerns about the ░░░░░░░░ claim President Trump s ░░░░░░░░ surrogates and administration officials ░░░░░░░░ repeatedly raised President Trump ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General Bondi are ░░░░░░░░ responsible for the confusion ░░░░░░░░ mistrust around Epstein s ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General Bondi in ░░░░░░░░ owes both Congress and ░░░░░░░░ American people the truth ░░░░░░░░ Jeffrey Epstein the whole ░░░░░░░░ and nothing less.”