A House Republican says that Jeffrey Epstein's private jet logs have not been made public because they "compromise" too many of his colleagues. 

The House Republican, according to the Washington Times, is U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN).

At issue here are the flight logs for Epstein's infamous plane, the Lolita Express. It has been alleged that Epstein used the plane to traffic young women around the world.

The flight logs would indicate who was on Epstein's plane during these trips.

Reports have already claimed that numerous well-known actors and politicians took trips on the plane, including Bill Gates, Prince Andrew, former President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, and others.

The flight logs, though, have yet to be released, and Burchett is arguing that they have not been released because they would compromise too many of his fellow politicians.

Burchett said:

Too many of my colleagues I’m afraid are compromised in this area for whatever reason. Somebody whispered in their ear saying, "Hey, you don’t want something to come out on something else, you better keep your mouth shut on this." That’s exactly what they’ve done.

Burchett is among those members of Congress who have been vigorously pushing for the Lolita Express flight logs to be released.

Earlier this month, he called upon the House Oversight & Accountability Committee to subpoena the plane's flight logs.

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) has been leading similar efforts in the U.S. Senate, but the Democrats, who control the upper chamber, have been preventing her from making progress.

Burchett, at the time, said:

This shouldn’t be a partisan issue, but Senate Democrats completely disrespected my friend Marsha’s attempts to find out who participated in Epstein’s disgusting business so we can hold them accountable. We should all be concerned about the horrors of sex trafficking, especially when it involves kids, but I’ll call on Republicans to show some leadership in this field if the Democrats insist on stonewalling it like this.

Now, it appears that we will be getting the plane's flight logs early next year - although it is no thanks to Congress.

ABC News reports:

A federal judge in New York has ordered a vast unsealing of court documents in early 2024 that will make public the names of scores of Jeffrey Epstein's associates . . . Anyone who did not successfully fight to keep their name out of the civil case could see their name become public -- including Epstein's victims, co-conspirators, and innocent associates.

It is expected that 177 names of Epstein's associates will be released, and the release of the documents is currently scheduled to take place on Jan. 1, 2024.