US EditionSenate approves Epstein files bill, sending it to Trump’s desk
- On Tuesday, the United States Senate unanimously passed a House bill to force the Department of Justice to release all files related to Jeffrey Epstein, sending it to President Donald Trump's desk.
- The House had approved the resolution earlier with only one Republican opposing it after months in which GOP leadership had tried to stop the measure, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., forced a Senate vote hours after urging quick action.
- Key language in the House bill would require DOJ to publish unclassified records searchable and downloadable within 30 days, while allowing withholding material that could interfere with ongoing federal investigation.
- President Donald Trump will now either sign the bill into law or veto it, and he said Monday he would sign it, while Senate leaders dismissed House Speaker Mike Johnson's call for amendments.
- Last week, lawmakers released Epstein documents mentioning Trump over a thousand times, critics argue Trump backed the bill to save face, and Republican critics and advocates urged redactions to protect victims' identities.
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The Latest: Trump to decide on Epstein files release after Senate agrees to pass the legislation
Both the House and Senate have acted decisively to pass a bill forcing the Justice Department to release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It is a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled…
Shortly before, the House voted in favour of the release with only one vote against. US President Trump had also expressed his support in a turnaround.
The text, previously approved by the House of Representatives, is expected to arrive in the next few hours at the table of the President of the United States, who has promised to sign it.
The U.S. Parliament is voting on the release of the Epstein files. After the House of Representatives, the Senate is now on the move.
If President Trump signs the bill now, the files will be permanently released.
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