Democrats have shut down an attempt by U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) to order the release of flight logs from Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous private plane, dubbed the “Lolita Express,” according to The Western Journal.
During a Thursday meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee, its chair Dick Durbin (D-IL) called an end to the hearing immediately after Sen. Blackburn stated her request that the committee subpoena the flight logs. The hearing was originally called to authorize subpoenas in the committee’s ethics investigation into U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
“And since we’re in the business of issuing subpoenas now, here are a few more that I’ve filed. A subpoena to Jeffrey Epstein’s estate to provide the flight logs for his private plane,” the senator said.
“Given the numerous allegations of human trafficking and sexual abuse surrounding Mr. Epstein, I think it is very important that we identify everybody who was on that plane and how many trips they took on that plane and the destinations to which they arrived,” she said.
Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-CO) echoed Blackburn’s request and was flabbergasted…
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