Mullin Blocks Senate Resolution On Epstein Files

The Hill reports:

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.), the Senate Republican deputy whip, on Thursday blocked a request by Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego (Ariz.) to demand the Trump administration release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Gallego, a first-term senator, stood up on the Senate floor to demand that colleagues “show the American people that they deserve the truth” and insist on “no more shady cover-ups.”

Gallego asked for the Senate to immediately proceed to a resolution to demand the release of Epstein-related files, including an alleged client list, which the Department of Justice says does not exist. The request was immediately snuffed out by Mullin, who dismissed it as “nothing but political theater.”

Read the full article. House Democrats have attempted a similar move via a resolution, an amendment, and a standalone bill. All three attempts were blocked by House Republicans.

Gallego: I call on my fellow senators to join me in demanding the DOJ release the Epstein files…

Mullin: This is nothing but political theater trying to go after a president they despise. I object pic.twitter.com/3gM1GEbscz

— Acyn (@Acyn) July 17, 2025

.@SenMullin objecting to @SenRubenGallego motion to release ‘Epstein files:’ “It’s so obvious that the Democrats are using this for a political football. If they were really serious about it, what happened the last four years?” pic.twitter.com/2orZTvAho0

— CSPAN (@cspan) July 17, 2025