Republican Senator Lindsey Graham is arguing that newly released documents tied to the Jeffrey Epstein files warrant reopening the historical impeachment records involving former President Bill Clinton.

“There are some things in there that didn’t get into the stream for a reason. And I accept the results of [the Clinton] impeachment. He served out his term,” Graham said, according to a recent report from the Washington Times. “If you’re talking about files, you want to look at those files.”

Graham’s remarks come amid intense political controversy over the partial publication of government records related to Epstein, the convicted sex offender whose network of powerful associates has drawn unprecedented congressional attention in recent weeks. 

The release is mandated by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a law passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump that requires the Department of Justice to make unclassified Epstein-related materials public within 30 days. 

Critics have argued the department has missed portions of that deadline and heavily redacted many records, sparking bipartisan frustration, according to TIME.

Graham has suggested the controversy over the Epstein material raises questions about how past investigations — including those involving Clinton — were conducted and documented. 

In a photo released on Friday, Clinton appears in a pool with an unidentified woman and former Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

Graham did not specify the exact mechanism he is seeking to use to reopen or reexamine the impeachment records.

Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives in 1998 during his presidency, a process in which Graham participated as a Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee. The impeachment centered on charges related to his conduct with a White House intern and denial of the relationship under oath. The trial ended in an acquittal by the Senate.