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House to vote next week on mandating release of Epstein files, Speaker Johnson says

The bipartisan petition forcing the vote reached the required 218 signatures, with some Republicans breaking ranks; the bill would mandate DOJ file release within 30 days.

  • On Wednesday, Speaker Mike Johnson announced the House will vote next week to compel the Department of Justice to release all Jeffrey Epstein case files.
  • The bipartisan discharge petition filed by Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna reached 218 signatures after Adelita Grijalva was sworn in, forcing the House floor vote soon.
  • House Oversight Committee Democrats released some 20,000 pages and three emails on Wednesday, which they say reference President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein's estate.
  • The bill would require the Department of Justice to release Epstein files within 30 days, while Republicans brace for 100 or more defections threatening their 219-member House majority.
  • Critics say Mike Johnson, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, delayed Adelita Grijalva's swearing-in and kept the House recess since September 19 to block disclosures, a claim he denies while citing House Oversight Committee work.
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TMZ broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
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