Following a bill that moved through the US Congress last week and was recently signed by President Donald Trump to release the files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, one federal lawmaker from Iowa is weighing in.

Iowa’s Third Congressional District Representative Zach Nunn says he was happy that within days after seeing the end of the federal government shutdown, to see the bill pass as quickly as it did. 

“The transparency and accountability from our government is never optional, it’s a requirement. And I’m glad to be part of a class that has helped lead the charge on this. Look, the reality is, is  that both Republicans and Democrats really came back to work, now again this should’ve been done much earlier, but pass legislation to fully release the Epstein files related to his crimes, his networks, his sexual assaults, and the bill passed 427-1. It moved through the Senate unanimously that same day.”    

Nunn agrees with what was added to the order passed to the Department of Justice, now that it has 30 days from when President Trump signed the bill, to release the files limiting to anything that could invade privacy.

“It’s not just enough to release the records and while we want transparency, we also need to prioritize safeguards for victims here.”

Nunn adds that he was one of the original supporters of the petition to force a vote in the US House to release more than 33,000 pages of records and allow the House Oversight Committee to investigate it.