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Democratic US Senator Ron Wyden said Tuesday that a bill he submitted to the Treasury Department calling on it to hand over records to Senate investigators related to the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is supported by Epstein’s victims.

"Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced that a group of Epstein survivors have endorsed his Produce Epstein Treasury Records Act, which would compel Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to turn over Epstein-related records held by the Treasury Department to Senate investigators. These records, which detail Epstein’s financial network and transactions, are not among those the Department of Justice is required to release as a result of legislation passed last month. Secretary Bessent has repeatedly refused to produce the records for further investigation," said a statement by the Senate Committee on Finance.

It was noted that the bill aims to uncover how Epstein and his accomplices concealed the wealth that fueled their sex trafficking network.

The victims expressed their support in a letter through their attorneys.

Emphasizing the importance of transparency, the victims demanded the release of all government-held records.

In line with these demands, they expressed their support for Senator Wyden’s bill and called on the Senate to pass the legislation.

In his statement, Senator Wyden said the records Bessent has withheld for the past year would provide a detailed map of Epstein’s financial network and help them better understand who financed and enabled the human trafficking and sex trafficking ring.

Wyden, who has been investigating Epstein’s finances for more than three years, said he admired the courage and determination of the victims in exposing the crimes.

He added that earning the victims’ support was an honor and a sign that he is “on the right path.”

If enacted, Wyden’s bill would require Bessent to provide physical copies of all Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) related to Epstein to the Chair and Ranking Member of both the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Banking Committee.

The bill also mandates an additional report listing all financial institutions that submitted these SARs, as well as the individuals and entities flagged in them.