Tim Burchett says Biden administration destroyed Epstein files
Politics,Politicians,Jeffrey Epstein,Congress,US House Of Representatives,Biden Administration,Sexual Misconduct
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) said Wednesday that he believes the Biden administration destroyed key files pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein.
The Trump administration released a memo earlier this week stating that Epstein never had a client list full of high-profile people with the intent to blackmail them.
Burchett said he believes such a list did exist at one point, despite the administration’s insistence.
“I think the files existed at one time,” Burchett told NewsNation. “I think they were destroyed in the previous administration.”
After some files were released to influencers in February, little of use was found in the documents, and Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered the FBI...
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