James Talarico demands release of Epstein files while visiting Dallas

Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico also took some time on Thursday to issue a tactical but unrealistic challenge to his November opponent. He called on Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to sue President Donald Trump’s Justice Department to force the release of all the Epstein files.Talarico was speaking at the "Donald J. Trump and Jeffery Epstein Memorial Reading Room," a traveling exhibit at the Institute for Primary Facts. That’s a nonprofit organization in Dallas dedicated to government transparency.In the room, there are printed and bound copies of all 3.5 million pages of the currently available Epstein files.Talarico was joined by Epstein survivors Annie Farmer and Sharlene Richard. He thanked the women for their courage and bravery while also asking rhetorically when pedophilia became a partisan issue."When did holding sexual abusers accountable become controversial? When did Ken Paxton decide it was okay to ignore these survivors today? I am calling on Ken Paxton to stop