byWGME STAFF
[PORTLAND (WGME) Maine Democrats gathered in Portland on Tuesday to criticize Sen. Susan Collins a year after she voted to block the release of the Epstein files.
Collins voted along with other Republicans in Congress to prevent the release of the files. Speakers at the event accused Collins of “betraying Maine women and selling out to Donald Trump and the Epstein class,” and pointed to other votes they said have gone against the interests of women.
“With this vote, Collins once again betrayed Maine women. Just as she did with her votes for Brett Kavanaugh, for Neil Gorsuch, and countless anti-abortion judges. By voting to block the release of the Epstein files, Collins made clear that she will abandon Maine women if Trump needs her to,” said Devon Murphy-Anderson, executive director of the Maine Democratic Party.
A spokesperson for Collins’ campaign said, "Senator Collins has always supported releasing the Epstein files. She backed a bipartisan Appropriations Committee amendment to release them, which passed unanimously, but Democrats blocked it. She opposed Senator Schumer’s messaging amendment because it was on the wrong bill. The Senate ultimately united in November to pass legislation releasing the files."
