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Jul 18, 2025 Senator Dick Durbin revealed allegation that FBI was pressured to flag Trump-related Epstein records Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
A senator publicly raised claims that the Attorney General directed selective review of investigative records for presidential mentions, suggesting institutional capture of law enforcement.
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- Senator Durbin reveals FBI pressure to flag Trump mentions in Epstein records — In a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), the highest-ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, revealed that his office had received information that Attorney General Pam Bondi pressured the FBI to put 1,000 personnel to work in 24-hour shifts to review approximately 100,000 Epstein records. The personnel were instructed to "flag" any records in which President Trump was mentioned. Durbin asked Patel to answer questions about the information the FBI holds and how the administration is handling that information.
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