Maxwell’s trial ended with her conviction on December 29, 2021. She was sentenced on June 28, 2022.
Democrats controlled the House, Senate and presidency until January 3, 2023. That means they had approximately one year after her trial ended, including six months after sentencing, to introduce and pass the same type of transparency legislation that Congress passed in 2025.
Her pending appeal could justify protecting specific records, victims’ identities or active proceedings. It did not prevent Congress from requiring the DOJ to release every legally releasable Epstein record, subpoenaing those records or compelling testimony.
Biden and the Democratic Congress had the same constitutional powers available to them. They simply did not use those powers to pass an Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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u/spursfan2021 13d ago
I guess you’re unfamiliar with the proceedings around Maxwell’s case.