US EditionTuesday’s Special Election in Arizona Set to Deliver a Decisive US House Vote for Epstein Files Release
The special election is expected to provide the final signature needed on a discharge petition to force a House vote releasing Epstein Justice Department files, GOP leaders have resisted.
- On Tuesday, the Arizona special election in the 7th Congressional District is expected to deliver the decisive signature to force a discharge petition to release Jeffrey Epstein files.
- Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna's bipartisan petition needs 218 signatures to force a vote, while House Speaker Mike Johnson has worked to block it for President Donald Trump in recent months.
- Several House Republicans including Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert and Nancy Mace have signed the petition, and both Adelita Grijalva and Daniel Butierez told the Arizona Daily Star last week they would sign if elected.
- If the petition hits 218, it would force a floor vote requiring publication of Justice Department records related to Jeffrey Epstein, with limited exceptions to protect victims, putting House Speaker Mike Johnson in an untenable position with the Trump administration.
- Arizona's 7th Congressional District is solidly Democratic and voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris by more than 22 points, while elections on November 4 and December 2 could further chip away at Johnson's 219-213 House majority, though he can only afford to lose two Republicans.
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What a Democrat’s victory in Arizona means for release of the Epstein files
Progressive Democrat Adelita Grijalva won a special election Tuesday in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, as called by The Associated Press. Not only did her victory chip away at the GOP’s already-slim majority in the House, but it also could force Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to allow a vote on requiring the release of unclassified files from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Johnson also faces a tougher road as he pushes legislation that …
Massie: Republican leaders threatened supporters of push to release Epstein files
The ScoopWURTLAND, Ky. — Thomas Massie is declaring victory on his move to force a vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files after the election to fill a vacant Arizona House seat.And he says House Speaker Mike Johnson and “some of the powers that be in DC are in full panic right now” about it.The Kentucky congressman has drawn the combined ire of President Donald Trump and Republican leaders for opposing much of the president’s agenda and lea…
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