Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- In a move that could reopen one of Americas most disturbing scandals, Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon has drafted legislation aimed at forcing the Trump administration to release financial records related to Jeffrey Epstein. The late financier, long accused of running an extensive sex-trafficking network, left behind a trail of financial transactions totaling more than $1.5 billion. Many of these records, currently in the possession of the US Treasury Department, remain sealed from congressional investigators despite repeated demands for transparency.

Wyden, a Democrat and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, unveiled the legislation after months of frustration with what he describes as stonewalling by Trea...