US EditionTrump, allies reach out to Boebert, Mace ahead of Epstein discharge petition deadline
Top Trump officials met GOP lawmakers in a last effort to stop a bipartisan petition nearing 218 signatures that would force release of Justice Department Epstein files.
- Representative Lauren Boebert met with Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel to discuss her support for a discharge petition aimed at releasing files on Jeffrey Epstein, despite pressure to withdraw her name from it.
- Boebert, along with Congresspersons Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie, and Nancy Mace, is one of only four Republicans supporting the discharge petition, which has also garnered support from all House Democrats, advancing to 218 signatures.
- Boebert stated she felt "no pressure" to withdraw her support and confirmed her commitment to transparency after the meeting regarding the Epstein files.
- The House initiative led by Massie is expected to secure the necessary 218 signatures for a vote, pushing for the release of Epstein-related documents, according to reports.
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Rep. Nancy Mace. (Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP) Republican Rep. Nancy Mace has stood by her signature on the discharge petition to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files, but White House officials say her decision is not a smart strategy to gain President Donald Trump's support in the hotly contested primary for governor of South Carolina.While Mace isn’t the only Republican who defied Trump by signing onto the petition, she is the only one cu…
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