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MARSHA BLACKBURN TEMIE$SH http.'www.blitclaxiln.se.taw.gov iallittd *tan *Mitt February 24, 2025 VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION The Honorable Kash Patel Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D.C., 20520 Dear Director Patel: 367 DMUS*, Swan OIPCi RtAL rain Wasmonrood. DC 20510 12021224-3344 FAX12021 228-0506 Comm imui: COmma552t, SCienCe, AND TRANSPORTATION FINANCE JUOIOARV VETERANS' AFFAIRS Congratulations on your recent confirmation as the 9th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I have no doubt that you will bring much-needed transparency to the FBI as you return the Bureau to its core mission of investigating crimes and keeping our nation safe. To that end, at your January 30, 2025, Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, you committed to working with me in illuminating the full extent and scope ofJeffrey Epstein's international sex trafficking ring. The American people deserve to know exactly who was affiliated with this ne