邦塔与16州总检察长联名致信国会 敦促通过《爱泼斯坦档案透明法II》
Oakland——加州总检察长罗布·邦塔（Rob Bonta）办公室10月15日宣布，邦塔与一个由17名州总检察长组成的联盟联名致信国会，敦促尽快通过《爱泼斯坦档案透明法II》（EFTA II）。
第一部《爱泼斯坦档案透明法》于2025年11月19日生效，要求美国司法部在30天内以可检索形式公开与杰弗里·爱泼斯坦及其同伙有关的全部未分类记录、通讯与调查材料。据总检察长办公室，司法部错过了2025年12月19日的截止期限，首批公开也不完整。
拟议中的EFTA II由众议员托马斯·马西（Thomas Massie）与罗·卡纳（Ro Khanna）共同提出，旨在强化执行：授权州与地方当局就被违法扣留或涂黑的记录起诉美国司法部长，并对不合规的司法部雇员设定刑事罚则。该案目前搁置于众议院司法委员会，但提案人已在9月中旬宣布集齐218个签名承诺，可通过强制表决请愿在选后「跛脚鸭」会期迫使全院表决。
邦塔表示：「对这个全球性恋童性贩运网络的系统性掩盖，是我国一处刺眼的污点，是时候清理门户了。太久以来，掌权者让幸存者噤声，自己躲在涂黑之后。这种掩盖必须结束。通过EFTA II，将为本办公室提供所需的法律工具，在加州这里帮助追求正义与刑事问责。」
与邦塔共同联署的还有亚利桑那、特拉华、缅因、马里兰、马萨诸塞、密歇根、明尼苏达、内华达、新墨西哥、纽约、北卡罗来纳、俄勒冈、佛蒙特、弗吉尼亚、华盛顿和威斯康星等州的总检察长。
Bonta and 16 Other Attorneys General Urge Congress to Pass Epstein Files Transparency Act II
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside a coalition of 17 attorneys general, on October 15 joined a comment letter urging Congress to swiftly pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act II (EFTA II), his office announced.
The first Epstein Files Transparency Act, enacted on November 19, 2025, required the U.S. Department of Justice to publicly release all unclassified records, communications and investigative materials related to Jeffrey Epstein and his associates in searchable format within 30 days. The Justice Department missed its December 19, 2025 deadline, and its initial production was incomplete, according to the Attorney General's Office.
The proposed EFTA II, co-sponsored by Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna, aims to enforce compliance by allowing state and local authorities to sue the U.S. Attorney General over unlawfully withheld or redacted records, and introduces criminal penalties for non-compliant Justice Department employees. Although the bill is currently stalled in the House Judiciary Committee, its authors announced in mid-September that they had secured the 218 commitments needed for a discharge petition to force a floor vote during the post-election lame-duck session.
"The systemic cover-up of this global pedophilic sex trafficking ring is a glaring stain on our nation, and it is time to clean house. For too long, those in power have silenced these survivors and hidden behind redactions. That cover-up must end," Bonta said. "Passing EFTA II will grant my office legal tools needed to help pursue justice and criminal accountability right here in California."
In sending the letter, Bonta joined the attorneys general of Arizona, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
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