This petition is addressed to:

1. The United States Congress
2. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson
3. The House Judiciary Committee
4. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
5. The Senate Judiciary Committee
6. Attorney General Pam Bondi
7. The United States Department of Justice
8. FBI Director Kash Patel
9. The Attorneys General of Florida, New York, and New Mexico
10. The United Nations Human Rights Council
11. The International Criminal Court

 
How this petition creates real pressure:

1. When this petition is delivered to Congress, it creates a public record that constituents/voters are demanding action
2. Representatives who ignore it face it at town halls, in primaries, and at the ballot box
3. Petitions delivered to committee chairs on record force them to either act or publicly explain why they won't
4. Every signature is a constituent saying: we are watching, and we will vote accordingly
5. This is also a document that journalists, lawyers, and advocacy organizations can cite, amplify, and use in court filings and congressional hearings

Our demands - every single one:

One rule for redactions: victim names only. Nothing else

The law is clear. The only acceptable redaction is the name of a victim

Not co-conspirators. Not officials. Not donors. Not politicians

Not foreign nationals. Not "politically exposed persons." Not anyone else

Every name that is not a victim must be released immediately, in full, in every document. We do not accept any other justification.

Every name stays in. This is non-negotiable

Accountability for the redactions themselves - regardless of guilt:

We demand accountability for the act of mass, illegal redaction - not because every redacted person is guilty, but because: The DOJ violated a federal law passed unanimously by Congress and signed by the President

They spent $851,000 in secret public money doing it

They released victim names and images while hiding alleged abuser names - the exact inverse of the law's intent

They tracked and logged congressional oversight activity to intimidate the lawmakers investigating them.

Every DOJ official who approved, ordered, or carried out redactions beyond victim names must be publicly identified by name, required to testify under oath before Congress explaining the specific legal basis for each redaction, and if they cannot provide lawful justification, immediately removed from office and referred for criminal prosecution.

Establish a congressional select committee immediately:

Rep. Khanna has called on Speaker Johnson to create a bipartisan congressional select committee with full subpoena power dedicated solely to the Epstein files

We demand Speaker Johnson establish this committee immediately. It must have the authority to compel every person named in the files to testify publicly under oath

 

Immediate public congressional hearings under oath: The House Judiciary and House Oversight Committees must hold immediate, public hearings. The following must testify under oath, on camera, with no closed-door exceptions:

Attorney General Pam Bondi

Deputy AG Todd Blanche - who personally defended illegal redactions

FBI Director Kash Patel - for potential perjury before Congress

Every DOJ official who ran the "Special Redaction Project"

Every prosecutor involved in the 2008 non-prosecution agreement

Les Wexner

Lesley Groff

The three unnamed co-defendants in the 2007 draft indictment

Every person named in the files who held or currently holds public office

Every person named in the files whose name was illegally redacted

 

Appoint a Special Master through federal court - now

Khanna and Massie have already written to Judge Paul Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York requesting a court-appointed Special Master to independently oversee DOJ's compliance with the law.

 

We demand the court grant this immediately

 

A Special Master operates entirely outside DOJ control. This does not require Congress to act. It requires a judge. It can happen now.

 

Appoint an independent special prosecutor - outside DOJ entirely

The DOJ investigated itself in 2020 and found no wrongdoing. That is unacceptable.

A fully independent special prosecutor - with no reporting line to the Attorney General or any DOJ official - must be appointed to investigate:

All co-conspirators named or referenced in the files

DOJ officials who approved the 2008 non-prosecution agreement

DOJ officials who ran the illegal redaction project

FBI Director Patel for potential perjury

The tracking of congressional oversight activity as potential obstruction

 

Contempt of Congress proceedings against DOJ

Congress has the constitutional authority to hold executive officials in contempt for defying federal law

If DOJ continues to withhold documents in violation of Public Law 119-38, Congress must initiate contempt proceedings against AG Bondi and any other relevant official, and refer them for criminal prosecution

Congress must use this power. It exists for exactly this situation

 

Remove every official who violated the law

Any DOJ or FBI official who:

Redacted names beyond what the law authorizes

Released victim identities while hiding alleged abuser names

Tracked congressional oversight activity

Provided false testimony to Congress

Must be immediately removed from their position and referred for criminal prosecution.

This is not about politics. This is about federal officials who violated a law passed unanimously by both parties.

Investigate and prosecute all co-conspirators - no exceptions

Only one person - Ghislaine Maxwell - has been convicted in connection with Epstein's crimes

The FBI's own documents identified at least 8 co-conspirators. A 2007 draft indictment named three additional defendants. None have been charged

We demand independent investigation and prosecution of every person who:

Is named as a co-conspirator in FBI documents

Is named as a defendant in the 2007 draft indictment

Participated in recruiting, transporting, or abusing victims

Facilitated Epstein's operation after his 2008 conviction

No one is exempt. No amount of wealth, political connection, nationality, or status provides protection.

 

State-level independent investigations - parallel to federal, not dependent on it

We call on the Attorneys General of the following states to open independent state-level investigations that do not answer to the federal DOJ and cannot be shut down by it:

Florida AG (myfloridalegal.com) - the 2008 non-prosecution agreement was negotiated here by then-US Attorney Alex Acosta

Florida has independent jurisdiction to investigate state law violations

New York AG (ag.ny.gov) - the majority of documented abuse occurred here. New York has its own sex trafficking statutes

New Mexico AG (nmag.gov) - Epstein's Zorro Ranch operated here for years

State prosecutors have independent constitutional authority. Federal immunity deals do not bind state prosecutions. This is a direct route around federal DOJ.

International accountability

The UN Human Rights Council has declared this a potential global criminal enterprise. We call on:

The International Criminal Court to assess whether crimes against humanity charges apply

UK authorities to continue and expand the investigation of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson

Norwegian authorities to continue prosecution of Thorbjørn Jagland

All relevant foreign governments to open independent national investigations into their own citizens named in the files

Legislation: ban non-prosecution agreements in sex trafficking cases

The 2008 deal that shielded Epstein and unnamed co-conspirators from federal charges must never be legally possible again.

Congress must pass legislation prohibiting non-prosecution agreements in federal sex trafficking cases entirely.

Legislation: void the 2008 immunity grant for co-conspirators

The 2008 NPA granted immunity to "any potential co-conspirators" - a blanket, open-ended shield.

Congress must pass legislation clarifying that blanket immunity grants of this kind are void as against public policy, and direct DOJ to assess whether any current co-conspirators are hiding behind this language.

Legislation: judges - not DOJ officials - must approve every redaction

No executive branch official should have unilateral power to decide what the public sees in a sex trafficking case

Congress must pass legislation requiring a federal judge to individually approve and publicly state the legal reason for each redaction in federal sex trafficking cases

DOJ does not get to be judge and jury of its own secrecy

 

Legislation: eliminate statutes of limitations on federal sex trafficking

Time should never be a shield for abusers. Congress must eliminate statutes of limitations for all federal sex trafficking crimes.

 

Legislation: criminalize obstruction of congressional oversight

The DOJ's tracking of congressional searches was an act of intimidation against a co-equal branch of government

Congress must pass legislation making it a federal crime for executive branch officials to surveil, track, or log the oversight activities of members of Congress

Legislation: mandatory public disclosure of all non-prosecution agreements

Every NPA entered into by the federal government must be publicly disclosed within 30 days of signing

No more secret deals. No more victims excluded from knowledge of agreements made in their names

Permanent independent oversight of DOJ with real teeth

Congress must create a permanent, fully independent DOJ oversight body with:

Subpoena power independent of DOJ

Authority to refer officials for criminal prosecution

No reporting line to any DOJ or executive branch official

Mandatory public reporting

Dedicated jurisdiction over cases where DOJ officials themselves are implicated

The DOJ must never again be the sole arbiter of its own conduct.

Constitutional amendment if necessary

If the executive branch continues to defy congressional oversight, we call on Congress to begin the process of a constitutional amendment strengthening congressional subpoena power and establishing a permanent independent accountability mechanism for the Justice Department that does not depend on executive branch cooperation
 

What actually happened - the facts as of February 21, 2026:

Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act (Public Law 119-38) on November 19, 2025, requiring DOJ to release all unclassified Epstein records. The law explicitly prohibits withholding records for reasons of "embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official."

DOJ missed its legal deadline, spent $851,000 in taxpayer money on a secret internal "Special Redaction Project," and released only 3.5 million of nearly 6 million pages - with mass redactions of names the law does not authorize.

The DOJ did the exact opposite of what the law required: it released the names and nude images of nearly 100 victims while blacking out the names of alleged abusers. A Wall Street Journal review found at least 43 victims fully named, including more than two dozen who were minors when abused. Some names appeared over 100 times. Home addresses were visible.

Attorneys representing more than 200 victims called the release "the single most egregious violation of victim privacy in one day in United States history."

When Reps. Khanna and Massie spent just two hours reviewing unredacted files, they identified six men whose names had been illegally blacked out - Salvatore Nuara, Zurab Mikeladze, Leonic Leonov, Nicola Caputo, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, and billionaire Les Wexner.

Khanna asked publicly: "If we found six men they were hiding in two hours, imagine how many men they are covering up for in those 3 million files?"

The FBI's own 2019 internal documents listed at least 8 co-conspirators by name. Four are still redacted. Only one - Ghislaine Maxwell - has ever been convicted.

A draft indictment prepared in 2007 contained 60 counts against Epstein and three unnamed co-defendants. Instead of filing it, then-US Attorney Alex Acosta signed a secret non-prosecution agreement granting immunity to Epstein, four named co-conspirators, and "any potential co-conspirators" - a blanket immunity deal that may still protect people today.

• DOJ was caught tracking and logging the searches of members of Congress when they viewed unredacted files - conduct that lawmakers across both parties called an abuse of power and intimidation of oversight.
• FBI Director Kash Patel told Congress there was no credible evidence Epstein trafficked girls to others. This directly contradicts the FBI's own 2019 internal documents, the draft 60-count indictment, and the testimony of hundreds of survivors. Patel may have committed perjury
• AG Pam Bondi defended redactions using deliberative-process privilege, attorney-client privilege, and work-product privilege - categories the Epstein Files Transparency Act does not authorize
• 3 million pages remain entirely withheld by DOJ
• Former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland has been charged
• Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (formerly Prince Andrew) was arrested on February 19, 2026
• British politician Peter Mandelson is under investigation
• The United Nations Human Rights Council has declared the Epstein files suggest a "global criminal enterprise" that committed crimes against humanity
• The Washington Post described the aftermath of the files as a "wave of resignations and investigations" - proving public pressure works.

Why the redactions are wrong even if every redacted person is innocent

• This must be clearly understood: we are not declaring guilt.
• We are saying the decision itself to redact is unacceptable, because:
  1. A law was passed unanimously by Congress forbidding it
  2. The DOJ violated that law and spent $851,000 in secret doing so
  3. The same department that gave Epstein a sweetheart deal is deciding who the public gets to see
  4. They then intimidated the legislators who wrote the law by tracking their searches
  5. When two members of Congress spent two hours with the files they found six illegally hidden names - which means we cannot trust any redaction that remains
  6. The burden of proof is on the government to justify every single blackout
  7. We do not accept the government investigating itself on this question
  8. We do not accept "trust us."
  9. We do not accept secrecy in a case involving hundreds of child victims

 
The constitutional and legal basis for every demand in this petition

• Public Law 119-38 - the Epstein Files Transparency Act - is current federal law the DOJ is actively violating
• Article I of the Constitution - gives Congress the power to investigate the executive branch, compel testimony, hold officials in contempt, and pass legislation governing DOJ conduct
• The Freedom of Information Act - gives every citizen the right to request government records and sue in federal court for their release
• The Appointments Clause and Congressional Oversight Authority - allow Congress to demand accountability from executive officials and remove them through impeachment
• The First Amendment - protects this petition
• The Tenth Amendment - state attorneys general have independent constitutional authority to prosecute state law violations regardless of federal immunity deals
• Article III - federal courts can appoint Special Masters to oversee executive compliance with the law
• Impeachment - a constitutionally provided remedy for executive officials who abuse their power

We are not asking for anything outside the Constitution or the law. We are demanding the law be followed, by every official, with no exceptions
 
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