,,iii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #cce ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #bd1 #bjbe,mr4 ,mullin submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,resolution ,calling on ,federal and ,state courts to provide full transparency to the people of the ,united ,states by unsealing materials concerning ,mr4 ,jeffrey ,epstein4 ,whereas ,mr4 ,jeffrey ,epstein pled guilty to charges of soliciting a child for prostitution and soliciting a prostitute in ,florida in #bjjh2 ,whereas1 in #bjjh1 following a lengthy ,federal investigation1 ,mr4 ,epstein secured a ,federal non-prosecution agreement from the ,office of the ,united ,states ,attorney for the ,southern ,district of ,florida2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,epstein was arrested on ,july #f1 #bjai1 by ,federal authorities1 accused of sexually exploiting and abusing dozens of underage girls as young as #ad by enticing them to engage in sex acts with him in exchange for money1 and charged with sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of minors2 ,whereas the ,chief ,medical ,examiner of ,new ,york ,city ruled that the death of ,mr4 ,epstein on ,august #aj1 #bjai1 while in ,federal custody at the ,metropolitan ,correctional ,center in ,new ,york ,city1 was a suicide2 ,whereas1 on ,june #bh1 #bjbb1 ,ms4 ,ghislaine ,maxwell was sentenced to #bj years in prison for conspiring with ,mr4 ,epstein to sexually abuse minors2 ,whereas the circumstances surrounding the life of ,mr4 ,epstein and the death of ,mr4 ,epstein while in ,federal custody have sparked a firestorm of public interest in the case relating to ,mr4 ,epstein2 ,whereas1 as the ,department of ,justice has noted1 much of the material relating to ,mr4 ,epstein is subject to court-ordered sealing2 and ,whereas the public interest in the materials relating to ,mr4 ,epstein that are sealed by a court order greatly outweighs any privacy interests1 including those of the deceased ,mr4 ,epstein and his associate1 ,ms4 ,maxwell3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--- 7#a7 calls upon applicable ,federal and ,state courts to immediately unseal all materials1 including grand jury materials1 sealed as part of any criminal investigation1 proceeding1 or prosecution of ,mr4 ,jeffrey ,epstein or ,ms4 ,ghislaine ,maxwell1 subject only to continuing redactions to protect victims and preserve ongoing prosecutions2 and 7#b7 supports full transparency and public access to these materials4