US EditionTrump reverses course, calls on House Republicans to release Epstein files
Trump reversed his stance urging House Republicans to approve release of over 20,000 Epstein-related documents amid rising GOP support and political pressure, officials said.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump instructed House Republicans to vote to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein, posting on Truth Social that `we have nothing to hide`.
- Rep. Thomas Massie's discharge petition secured 218 signatures, including four Republicans, forcing Speaker Mike Johnson to bring the bill to the floor amid GOP pressure.
- The House Oversight Committee released about 20,000 pages of material last week, including a 2019 email from Jeffrey Epstein and thousands of private files while the Justice Department still holds witness interviews.
- A House vote is expected on Tuesday to consider unsealing Epstein records, but the bill's Senate prospects remain uncertain and would require President Donald Trump's signature if approved.
- Amid GOP fractures, President Donald Trump withdrew his endorsement of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, while the Epstein Files Transparency Act mandates full release with victim protections and redactions.
583 Articles
583 Articles
Newsbug.info
blackbeltnewsnetwork.comUS lawmakers set for explosive vote on Epstein files
US lawmakers are expected Tuesday to advance a bill requiring the release of government records on millionaire sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, in defiance of Donald Trump's attempts to keep a lid on one of modern America's most notorious case files.
How Trump Is Trying to Own the Epstein Vote
APIt took only a weekend for President Donald Trump and his aides to go from pressuring Republicans to lay off the Epstein files to publicly calling for them to support their release.His sudden about-face came in a Sunday night Truth Social post, moments after he stepped off of Air Force One. But the president has had multiple conversations in recent days about the Epstein saga, including with people close to him who conveyed concern about the o…
GOP Unites Behind Epstein Bill After Trump Backs it
With President Donald Trump now endorsing the push to release all Jeffrey Epstein files, top House Republicans — including chairmen Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and James Comer, R-Ky. — are quickly lining up behind the bill, Politico reported Monday. Further, a growing number of Senate Republicans are now open to voting for the measure in light of the president’s about-face, according to the report. A vote could come as early as Tuesday in the Republican…
How the Epstein files turned MAGA against Trump
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie are joined by Reason reporter Eric Boehm to unpack President Donald Trump's sudden shift on the Jeffrey Epstein files after trying to block the vote, the GOP pressure campaign behind it, and what the episode suggests about his grip on the party. They also examine Trump's mixed signals on tariffs, including his move to roll back duties he imposed in the first place, and w…
Dershowitz to Newsmax: Trump Right to Urge Release of Epstein Files
Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax on Monday that President Donald Trump made the right call by urging lawmakers to release all remaining files pertaining to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, arguing that full transparency is the only path to clearing the names of anyone who has been falsely implicated in the scandal. On "The Chris Salcedo Show," Dershowitz, who represented Epstein two decades ago and has lo…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 36% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
