Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week challenged President Joe Biden to make public the federal government’s files on deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
The Republican governor said on Wednesday that he would sign a state bill that would authorize the release of the transcripts of a grand jury investigation into Epstein in 2006.
In a rare moment of unity, Florida lawmakers in both houses passed the bill unanimously.
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“All files related to Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal activity should be made public,” DeSantis said on X.
“While the federal government continues to stonewall accountability, I’m glad the Legislature has taken action to release the grand jury material from the Florida state case,” he added. “I will sign the bill into law.”
Late on X, DeSantis added, “Why won’t Biden release the federal government’s Epstein files?”
Usually, grand jury proceedings remain secret and sealed.
The bills approved by the Republican-led Legislature create a “public interest” exception to that policy.
As The Blaze reported, the sponsor of the House version. Highland Beach Republican Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman wants answers to all the unknown bits of Epstein’s criminality.
“Last year, two (of Epstein’s) victims committed suicide. Many other victims are suffering in my county and around the world,” she said recently.
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“Epstein could have been stopped right here in Florida. Instead, he was released to dehumanize girls for another 13 years. We need to know why.”
Palm Beach police began looking at Epstein for sexual assault and sex trafficking involving minors as early as 2005.
Three years later, he pled guilty to obtaining a child for prostitution and soliciting a prostitute. Epstein served just 13 months, all of it in a private wing of a South Florida prison, where he served while also enjoying a liberal work release benefit.
Authorities arrested Epstein in 2019 at an airport in New Jersey. He was charged with sex trafficking and conspiracy to traffic minors for sex.
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According to a grand jury’s indictment, Epstein moved “dozens” of underage girls to his homes to facilitate sexual encounters with some of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful men.
Yet in August 2019, Epstein committed suicide by hanging himself in his Manhattan jail cell.
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