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There should be a section added for his involvement with Jeffrey Epstein. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:9001:6303:2C7:A8EA:E20A:B78F:278C (talk) 21:39, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done Perhaps you are referring to the partisan attacks attempting to associate Durbin with Epstein.^[1] Durbin has in fact agreed to work at securing subpoenas for records around Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operations.^[2] The English Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons policy does not permit us to add allegations based on rumor & innuendo. Any information added to a biographies of living people must be neutral, verifiedbyreliable sources, & not original research. You have not provided no verification from any reliable sources, so it is unclear how you could expect us to proceed with your request. Peaceray (talk) 22:21, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]