1. United States
2. Mich.
3. Letter

On January 30, 2026, the Department of Justice released over 3.5 million pages of documents, 2,000 videos, and 180,000 images from investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The material included FBI diagrams of his victim network, sworn depositions naming powerful individuals, flight logs, financial records, and photographs from his properties. Despite this massive evidence release, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that federal prosecutors found nothing allowing them to prosecute anybody. I am writing to urge you to introduce the Epstein Justice Act in our state legislature. This model legislation would enable our state to investigate and prosecute crimes related to Epstein's sex trafficking network that occurred within our borders, bypassing federal inaction. You can read the full text of the proposed legislation at https://www.epsteinjusticeact.com. The constitutional authority is settled law. In Gamble v. United States (2019), the Supreme Court reaffirmed by a 7-2 vote that federal and state governments are separate sovereigns. When conduct violates both federal and state law, it constitutes two separate offenses. A state prosecution operates entirely outside federal control. The President cannot fire state attorneys general, cannot pardon state convictions, and cannot direct state investigations. The Epstein Justice Act would grant our Attorney General independent authority to open criminal investigations into conduct described in the Epstein files when that conduct allegedly occurred within our state. It would establish investigative subpoena power modeled on New York's Martin Act, allowing our Attorney General to compel testimony and document production without first demonstrating probable cause. When Eliot Spitzer revived the Martin Act in the early 2000s, he forced the ten largest investment firms in New York to pay $1.4 billion in fines. The legislation would create a formal mechanism for our state to request relevant federal investigative materials and eliminate statutes of limitations prospectively for sex trafficking offenses involving minors. Turkey, Lithuania, and Latvia have all launched inquiries after reviewing the released files. No American state has opened investigations. I urge you to introduce this legislation immediately. Our state has the constitutional authority, the legal framework, and the moral obligation to pursue justice for survivors when the federal government refuses to act.