
Blue Press Journal – Two senior Democratic senators have launched a formal inquiry into Susie Wiles, a top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, over her admitted access to “the Epstein file,” raising serious questions about the handling of sensitive documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.
In a letter sent to Wiles, Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) are demanding a detailed accounting of her access to the materials, her purpose for reviewing them, and whether any information was shared with the President.
The inquiry stems from a recent two-part Vanity Fair series featuring interviews with Trump’s inner circle, including Wiles. In her interview, Wiles mentioned reviewing materials from “the Epstein file,” a comment that has now triggered a formal request for information from Capitol Hill.
The senators have requested Wiles’ response by January 5, asking her to address the following key points:
- What was in the file? The senators want to know the contents of the materials Wiles reviewed. Crucially, they ask if any of the information had been presented to a grand jury, indicating their concern over the potential release of sensitive, pre-indictment, or classified information.
- Why and when did she have access? They are seeking a timeline of her access—when it began and the schedule of her review—and the specific purpose for her reviewing such sensitive documents.
- What was her role in the process? The senators press for details on her actions concerning the file. Did she share any of its contents with President Trump? What was her involvement in any process to review, redact, withhold, or release material from the file? And critically, were the Department of Justice or the Federal Bureau of Investigation involved in any such process?
The Democratic senators are signaling their intent to hold the new administration accountable for the handling of sensitive government materials, drawing parallels to past controversies involving the storage and dissemination of classified information.
The questions posed to Susie Wiles are direct and demanding. Her response will be closely watched as an early indicator of how the Trump administration will approach congressional oversight and transparency on matters of significant public interest and national security.
