Idaho senator rebuffs Democratic claims he’s blocking release of Epstein files
U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, center, and U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, right, sit on the Senate Finance Committee and are at odds over obtaining certain banking records tied to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Kelsey Grey Idaho Statesman file
Idaho’s senior U.S. senator, Republican Mike Crapo, is uniquely positioned to help decide what documents are unearthed and released concerning Jeffrey Epstein, the notorious wealthy financier federally indicted on charges of sex trafficking dozens of girls.
As chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Crapo maintains congressional oversight of the Treasury Department, which holds thousands of records that reveal more than $1 billion in transactions for one of Epstein’s bank accounts, according to U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, Crapo’s Democratic peer on the same committee.
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