Congress Will Expose Sex Criminals As Long As They Aren’t In Congress
Amid growing public pressure for accountability, members of the U.S. Congress reportedly assured Americans that they will work tirelessly to uncover and prosecute every sex criminal in the country, provided those individuals are not serving in Congress.
Lawmakers made the pledge while responding to renewed calls for answers regarding the alleged sex-trafficking network tied to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. Officials promised that they would relentlessly pursue justice for victims and identify anyone involved in such crimes, as long as the investigation does not lead back to Capitol Hill.
“It’s our responsibility to hold people accountable, everyone except ourselves,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in remarks addressing the situation.
“The public deserves answers. Congress is here to investigate and provide those answers. Of course, if those answers happen to involve people sitting in the House or Senate, then we’ll quietly set that information aside and make sure our colleagues are protected from any consequences.”
Members of Congress also pledged to dedicate every available resource to identifying sexual predators across the United States and ensuring they face prosecution, again emphasizing that the policy applies strictly to individuals outside the legislative branch.
“We’re taking a very firm stance,” said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
“Anyone who harms innocent victims through illegal sexual acts will be tracked down and brought to justice. That is, unless they happen to hold a seat in Congress. If that’s the case, then we’re simply far too busy dealing with other important issues to revisit past behavior.”
At the time the statement was released, lawmakers had also announced a new initiative to crack down on insider trading, specifically targeting anyone who has not been elected to Congress.
