US EditionTrump reverses course, calls on House Republicans to release Epstein files
Trump urged House Republicans to support releasing unclassified Epstein investigation files amid growing GOP backing, with over 100 Republicans expected to vote yes, lawmakers 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.
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U.S. House to push forward on Epstein vote after Trump reversal
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote as soon as Tuesday to force the release of investigative files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with passage seen as all but guaranteed after U.S. President Donald Trump dropped his longstanding opposition.
U.S. President Donald Trump called on House Republicans to vote to demand that the Department of Justice publish files on Jeffrey Epstein, thus reversing a position he had held for months. “The House Republicans should vote to divulge Epstein’s files, because we have nothing to hide and it’s time to move forward,” Trump posted on social media on Sunday, after returning to the White House after spending the weekend in Florida. “The House Oversigh…
The Epstein Files to be Released: Dems May Be in Trouble ⋆ Conservative Firing Line
The following article, The Epstein Files to be Released: Dems May Be in Trouble, was first published on Conservative Firing Line. President Trump is sick of the constant griping about the Epstein files, so he directed Congress to release them all. Except of course the Grand Jury files that can’t be released by law. It’s an about-face from his 2025 summer statement NOT to release them. Why? There’s a good reason: Democrats hoped to find a … Cont…
If Trump Wants the Epstein Files Out, Why Not Do It Himself?
If Trump wants the Epstein files out, why not do it himself? Trump just reversed course, ordering House Republicans to support a vote to force his administration to release the Epstein files … which he could order Pam Bondi to do today.
House to push forward on Epstein vote after Trump reversal | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote as soon as Tuesday to force the release of investigative files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with passage seen as all but guaranteed after President Donald Trump dropped his longstanding opposition.
Trump Calls on House GOP to Approve Discharge Petition Compelling DOJ to Release Epstein Files
President Trump has called on House Republicans to approve a measure compelling the Justice Department to release the Epstein files. Trump’s reversal late Sunday came after he unsuccessfully lobbied Republican Congresswomen Lauren Boebert and Nancy Mace to remove their names from a discharge petition seeking the files’ release. This follows months of stonewalling by the Trump administration over the files’ release, and after Republican House Spe…
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