Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) falsely claimed that the issue had not been raised before Dec. 5.
A powerful Democrat is refusing to commit to issuing a subpoena for more transparent versions of Jeffrey Epstein’s flight logs.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, declined to tell a reporter or Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), who wants the subpoena issued, that he would support the effort.
Ms. Blackburn, in late November, tried bringing forth an amendment for a vote that would authorize the subpoena but was blocked by GOP colleagues, who invoked a rule that led to the hearing ending after about two hours.
When Mr. Durbin was asked on Dec. 5 whether he’d issue the subpoena, he demurred.
“I don’t know anything about his flight logs. I know who Epstein was but I certainly don’t know anything about the issue,” he told a Fox News reporter in Washington.
Mr. Durbin also falsely said that the matter “has never been raised by anyone.”
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