Florida Governor Signs Landmark Bill to Reveal Jeffrey Epstein Grand Jury Records
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Thursday to release long-sealed state grand jury records from an investigation into the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. The bill, known as HB 117, will make the transcripts of a 2006 grand jury public. During a press conference in Palm Beach, DeSantis expressed the importance of holding Epstein accountable for his crimes, stating, “What happened was clearly wrong, and the punishment was simply wholly inadequate to the crime.” Two of Epstein’s victims joined DeSantis at the bill signing. The legislation had received unanimous … Read more