Statements
One row per sourced public statement (2,891 total). Each source_url links to the underlying article, press release, post, or transcript.
2,891 records
| id ▼ | name | kind | role | state | party | efta_vote | date | summary | source_url | source_type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Cantwell | member | Senator | WA | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-11-18 | Cantwell's office issued a statement marking Senate passage of the bill to compel public release of the Epstein files. | https://www.cantwell.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senate-unanimously-approves-bill-to-compel-public-release-of-the-epstein-files | press_release |
| 2 | Maria Cantwell | member | Senator | WA | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-11-18 | Cantwell released a November 18, 2025 letter concerning the Epstein files. | https://www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/11182025_epstein_letter.pdf | press_release |
| 3 | Maria Cantwell | member | Senator | WA | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-11 | Cantwell was reported among the entire Washington congressional delegation that voted to release the Epstein files. | https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitgFBVV95cUxPNzMwTVZ1dXdwRjB1TDQ5QmhkcHRTZTEtSnpfRzN6MVhUOTR1M3N1ZVVmNWd4LVVBSm82Q2k1Y2RFQ | news |
| 4 | Maria Cantwell | member | Senator | WA | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025 | Cantwell and Murray joined colleagues urging the Department of Justice to investigate its decision-making process for the Epstein cases. | https://www.cantwell.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cantwell-murray-colleagues-urge-department-of-justice-to-investigate-decision-making-process-for-epstein-cas | press_release |
| 5 | Maria Cantwell | member | Senator | WA | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-11 | An aggregator mirror carried Cantwell's release announcing the Senate's unanimous approval of the bill to release the Epstein files. | https://ebs.publicnow.com/view/14EB4CCCD542AA7D01F66BEC6681F50FA45E95FF | news |
| 6 | Amy Klobuchar | member | Senator | MN | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-11 | Klobuchar and Sen. Tina Smith jointly called for a Senate vote to release the Epstein files. | https://www.smith.senate.gov/u-s-senators-amy-klobuchar-tina-smith-call-for-senate-vote-to-release-the-epstein-files/ | press_release |
| 7 | Amy Klobuchar | member | Senator | MN | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-07 | Klobuchar rebuffed President Trump's attempts to blame Democrats for inaction on the Epstein case. | https://www.politico.com/ | news |
| 8 | Amy Klobuchar | member | Senator | MN | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-07-20 | Klobuchar pushed back on Trump's claim that Democrats did nothing about the Epstein files, per a critical Townhall account. | https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/07/20/sen-amy-klobuchar-trump-saying-dems-did-nothing-about-the-epstein-files-is-li | news |
| 9 | Amy Klobuchar | member | Senator | MN | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-07 | Klobuchar was questioned by Jake Tapper over Biden-era inaction on the Epstein files during a CNN interview. | https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/jake-tapper-grills-amy-klobuchar-over-biden-era-inaction-on-epstein-files-and-she-falls-back-o | news |
| 10 | Amy Klobuchar | member | Senator | MN | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-07 | Klobuchar defended Democrats against claims of inaction on the Epstein case under Biden. | https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5410550-klobuchar-defends-democrats-inaction-epstein/ | news |
| 11 | Amy Klobuchar | member | Senator | MN | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-07 | Klobuchar rebuffed Trump's efforts to blame Democrats in the Epstein case. | https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiigFBVV95cUxQMnZRUzRpS2tMQ3NjUFJWQ3ZWVE5hNVBMRk9NdkdlSHhJR1dVNkFHRy1qNmxBRXlNc2FBV2ZFOWZaT | news |
| 12 | Amy Klobuchar | member | Senator | MN | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-11 | Klobuchar and Minnesota's other senator urged a Senate vote on releasing the Epstein files after the House passed the bill 427-1. | https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxNNzFqbzBsbWw2NXgtX1gyQ293aGhaSEt4TTBNbFdkR2k5Q3lBY2I5UFJhcC1yUnpIRmFoM3NaeE55a | news |
| 13 | Amy Klobuchar | member | Senator | MN | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-11 | Minnesota's senators, including Klobuchar, urged a Senate vote on releasing the Epstein files after the House passed the bill 427-1. | https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxNNzFqbzBsbWw2NXgtX1gyQ293aGhaSEt4TTBNbFdkR2k5Q3lBY2I5UFJhcC1yUnpIRmFoM3NaeE55ak9MdElmUUlRbllxRmxfblY5dUJjN0N | news |
| 14 | Amy Klobuchar | member | Senator | MN | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-07 | In a CNN interview, Klobuchar was pressed by Jake Tapper over Biden-era inaction on the Epstein files. | https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/jake-tapper-grills-amy-klobuchar-over-biden-era-inaction-on-epstein-files-and-she-falls-back-on-bizarre-deflection/ | interview |
| 15 | Amy Klobuchar | member | Senator | MN | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-07 | Klobuchar rebuffed Trump's efforts to blame Democrats in the Epstein case. | https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiigFBVV95cUxQMnZRUzRpS2tMQ3NjUFJWQ3ZWVE5hNVBMRk9NdkdlSHhJR1dVNkFHRy1qNmxBRXlNc2FBV2ZFOWZaT2IyQUdCWldXMmtGNWJIb3lZSTB0V3l | news |
| 16 | Amy Klobuchar | member | Senator | MN | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-07-20 | Townhall reported on Klobuchar's response to Trump's criticism of Democrats over the Epstein files. | https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/07/20/sen-amy-klobuchar-trump-saying-dems-did-nothing-about-the-epstein-files-is-like-ceo-n2660648 | news |
| 17 | Bernard Sanders | member | Senator | VT | Independent | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-07 | Sanders publicly urged President Trump to release the Epstein files he had promised to disclose. | https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/quot-enough-is-enough-quot-bernie-sanders-accuses-trump-of-lying-about-epstein-files-8930718 | news |
| 18 | Bernard Sanders | member | Senator | VT | Independent | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-07-22 | Sanders called for release of the Epstein files, framing the matter as a system that protects the powerful. | https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/bernie-sanders-jeffrey-epstein-files/2025/07/22/id/1219572/ | news |
| 19 | Bernard Sanders | member | Senator | VT | Independent | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2026-02-17 | A widely shared video clip showed Sanders reacting to the Epstein files disclosures. | https://x.com/DefiantLs/status/2023756820872110457 | social_media |
| 20 | Bernard Sanders | member | Senator | VT | Independent | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-11 | A widely shared clip circulated of Sanders suggesting the Epstein files be read aloud during a Senate filibuster. | https://x.com/i/trending/2033803332771279227 | social_media |
| 21 | Bernard Sanders | member | Senator | VT | Independent | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-11 | A post amplified reports that Sanders suggested reading the Epstein files during the SAVE Act filibuster. | https://x.com/MS2PZ/status/2038607779158798777 | social_media |
| 22 | Sheldon Whitehouse | member | Senator | RI | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2026-03-05 | Whitehouse delivered a Senate floor speech on the Trump-Epstein-Russia connection that his office highlighted as going viral. | https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/whitehouse-speech-on-trump-epstein-russia-triangle-goes-viral/ | press_release |
| 23 | Sheldon Whitehouse | member | Senator | RI | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2026 | Whitehouse demanded that DOJ follow the law and preserve all documents as it continued withholding Epstein files concerning accusations against Trump. | https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/as-doj-continues-to-withhold-epstein-files-about-accusations-against-trump-whitehouse-demands-that-doj-follow-the-law-and-preserve-all-related-documents/ | press_release |
| 24 | Sheldon Whitehouse | member | Senator | RI | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2026 | Whitehouse cited the Epstein files as a reason for his opposition to AG nominee Todd Blanche. | https://www.c-span.org/clip/senate-committee/sen-whitehouse-points-to-epstein-files-as-reason-for-opposition-of-ag-nominee-blanche/5204004 | news |
| 25 | Sheldon Whitehouse | member | Senator | RI | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2026-03-05 | Whitehouse delivered a Senate floor speech laying out what he called the Trump-Epstein-Russia connections. | https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/speeches/trump-russia-trump-epstein-epstein-russia/ | floor_statement |
| 26 | Sheldon Whitehouse | member | Senator | RI | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2026 | Whitehouse demanded action as the DOJ continued to withhold Epstein files concerning accusations against Trump. | https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/as-doj-continues-to-withhold-epstein-files-about-accusations-against-trump-whitehou | press_release |
| 27 | Sheldon Whitehouse | member | Senator | RI | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2026 | Whitehouse and Durbin pressed Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles on how she obtained access to the Epstein files. | https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/whitehouse-and-durbin-ask-trumps-chief-of-staff-how-she-received-access-to-epstein- | press_release |
| 28 | Sheldon Whitehouse | member | Senator | RI | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2026 | Whitehouse cited the Epstein files as a reason for his opposition to attorney general nominee Todd Blanche. | https://www.c-span.org/clip/senate-committee/sen-whitehouse-points-to-epstein-files-as-reason-for-opposition-of-ag-nominee-blanche | other |
| 29 | Sheldon Whitehouse | member | Senator | RI | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-08 | Whitehouse demanded documents on the transfer of Ghislaine Maxwell to a minimum-security federal prison. | https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi7AFBVV95cUxOSTREemlLSkZzUEZiVUhEeXFYZm1pVWJwM1lVRkhDdXFkYklpS3JXODVGdlZVTEJadHVsZTVSWFJxd | press_release |
| 30 | Sheldon Whitehouse | member | Senator | RI | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025 | Whitehouse characterized the congressional Epstein probe as an 'enormous step forward.' | https://www.ms.now/news/epstein-files-subpoena-congress-les-wexner-trump | news |
| 31 | Sheldon Whitehouse | member | Senator | RI | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2026-03-09 | Whitehouse posted that Trump, Russia and Epstein form an interconnected 'triangle.' | https://x.com/SenWhitehouse/status/2031128322638324163 | social_media |
| 32 | Sheldon Whitehouse | member | Senator | RI | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2026 | Whitehouse demanded that the DOJ follow the law as it continued withholding Epstein files about accusations against Trump. | https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/as-doj-continues-to-withhold-epstein-files-about-accusations-against-trump-whitehouse-demands-that-doj-follow-the | press_release |
| 33 | Sheldon Whitehouse | member | Senator | RI | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2026 | Durbin and Whitehouse pressed Susie Wiles on her access to the Epstein files. | https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/dem/releases/durbin-whitehouse-press-susie-wiles-on-her-access-to-the-epstein-files | press_release |
| 34 | Sheldon Whitehouse | member | Senator | RI | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2026 | At a Senate hearing, Whitehouse slammed Todd Blanche over an alleged 'cover-up' of the Epstein files. | https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMigwJBVV95cUxNcUJRalQtTU5LRjV0cU9VaDJrSnRfdTFoVnVzeDJBZUd6NllhUk9od3E4eWVjSkJsRDV5ZzBkZUhPZ0N2d2ZJeng3SGhacjhUUDFmUWx6QXB | news |
| 35 | Sheldon Whitehouse | member | Senator | RI | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2026 | Whitehouse said he was still waiting for Todd Blanche to explain the Ghislaine Maxwell prison transfer. | https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizwFBVV95cUxNdkVtRTNBeF9oNHFQREVtLVFMeDhzTGV5SzI0b19GbjJCNktlWTV2a0RaMnFxRzl3TWtOWEg0NHRFRjZYTnVGSUpUX2JtTWp0UHdHY0xDeHl | news |
| 36 | Sheldon Whitehouse | member | Senator | RI | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2026 | Whitehouse posted that Trump, Russia and Epstein are 'all connected.' | https://x.com/SenWhitehouse/status/2029581124289147009 | social_media |
| 37 | Sheldon Whitehouse | member | Senator | RI | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2026 | Whitehouse hosted a live broadcast on the Trump/Russia/Epstein connections. | https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1DGleEVyVblJL | social_media |
| 38 | Sheldon Whitehouse | member | Senator | RI | Democrat | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2026 | An aggregator mirror carried the release on Whitehouse and Durbin asking about access to the Epstein files. | https://www.publicnow.com/view/9A58EC8A7A9EBA74D85D09F0AC754C37A431FED9?1767214046 | news |
| 39 | John Barrasso | member | Senator | WY | Republican | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2026-02-05 | Barrasso, as Senate GOP whip, blocked a Schumer resolution/lawsuit effort to sue the administration over the Epstein files. | https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5724576-epstein-files-lawsuit-senate-schumer-barrasso/ | news |
| 40 | John Barrasso | member | Senator | WY | Republican | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-11-19 | In an NBC News interview, Barrasso characterized the Epstein vote as a Democratic attempt to make Trump a 'lame duck.' | https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/11/19/barrasso-senate-gop-ignore-house-leader-and-pass-bill-to-release-epstein-files/ | news |
| 41 | John Barrasso | member | Senator | WY | Republican | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-11 | Barrasso spoke on the Senate floor alongside Schumer regarding the release of the Epstein files. | https://www.c-span.org/program/us-senate/sens-schumer-and-barrasso-on-release-of-epstein-files/673006 | other |
| 42 | John Barrasso | member | Senator | WY | Republican | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-11 | Barrasso argued in an interview that the Epstein vote was a Democratic attempt to make Trump a 'lame duck.' | https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi5AFBVV95cUxNOUZyci16c3FKNlJDMDJyTGZFZWd3UEpUbnJ3STNJcEI0RnVjNnN6Mm1FTl84QjVwQkxwYUpTek5xW | interview |
| 43 | John Barrasso | member | Senator | WY | Republican | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025 | Barrasso backed embattled AG Pam Bondi over her handling of the Epstein case. | https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiX0FVX3lxTFBDaVluYldVaVY0czdEM1h2YjAyYnVKNGYzc1V1UDNxdEExNWI2OTBGazR0YVpWcDRLWEZsR0gwZFdLY | news |
| 44 | John Barrasso | member | Senator | WY | Republican | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-11 | In an NBC interview, Barrasso called the Epstein vote a Democratic attempt to make Trump a 'lame duck.' | https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi5AFBVV95cUxNOUZyci16c3FKNlJDMDJyTGZFZWd3UEpUbnJ3STNJcEI0RnVjNnN6Mm1FTl84QjVwQkxwYUpTek5xWFRoa1ZLRUZzaWRIR1Vwe | interview |
| 45 | John Barrasso | member | Senator | WY | Republican | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025 | Barrasso, alongside Trump, backed embattled AG Pam Bondi over the Epstein case. | https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiX0FVX3lxTFBDaVluYldVaVY0czdEM1h2YjAyYnVKNGYzc1V1UDNxdEExNWI2OTBGazR0YVpWcDRLWEZsR0gwZFdLYzJkMWJFaHBsMXBGak9fT | news |
| 46 | Roger F. Wicker | member | Senator | MS | Republican | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-09-17 | Wicker was among Mississippi congressional Republicans who declined to back an earlier forced-release effort, with the delegation calling the push a 'political distraction.' | https://mississippitoday.org/2025/09/17/epstein-files-mississippi-republican-congress-delegation/ | news |
| 47 | Roger F. Wicker | member | Senator | MS | Republican | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-09-11 | Wicker voted no, helping block a Senate effort to force release of the Epstein files. | https://www.mississippifreepress.org/epstein-files-release-blocked-as-wicker-and-hyde-smith-vote-no/ | news |
| 48 | Susan M. Collins | member | Senator | ME | Republican | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-11-18 | Collins issued a statement on the Senate's approval of the bill to release the Epstein files. | https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/senator-collins-statement-on-senate-approval-to-release-the-epstein-files | press_release |
| 49 | Susan M. Collins | member | Senator | ME | Republican | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-09-11 | Collins voted with Senate Republicans to defeat a Democratic effort to force release of the Epstein files. | https://www.pressherald.com/2025/09/11/collins-votes-with-senate-republicans-to-defeat-democrats-effort-to-force-the-rel | news |
| 50 | Susan M. Collins | member | Senator | ME | Republican | Senate (unanimous consent) | 2025-09-11 | Collins voted with Senate Republicans to defeat Democrats' effort to force the release of the Epstein files. | https://www.pressherald.com/2025/09/11/collins-votes-with-senate-republicans-to-defeat-democrats-effort-to-force-the-release-of-epstein-files/ | news |