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The Senate’s Plan for the Epstein Files Bill Could Go Two Directions
The bill mandates DOJ to release all unclassified Epstein-related records within 30 days with limited redactions, responding to public demand for transparency about over 1,000 victims.
- On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, mandating release of unclassified DOJ and FBI records on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell within 30 days, with Louisiana Republican Clay Higgins the lone no vote.
- The Epstein Files have been sealed for years, yielding more than 300 gigabytes of data and physical evidence, while an FBI and Justice Department memo found "no credible evidence" Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals.
- Covered materials include flight logs, travel records, internal communications and detention/death documents, permitting narrow redactions for victim privacy and active investigations and requiring DOJ to report to Congress within 15 days.
- White House 'Situation Room' meetings followed Republican leadership's initial resistance, President Donald Trump pledged to sign the bill, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the Senate could vote as soon as Tuesday night.
- Speaker Mike Johnson predicted the Senate will likely amend the bill to add stronger privacy protections for victims, and if changed, the measure must return to the House before reaching the president.
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN. Months after it was first introduced, a bill directing the Justice Department to release all files related to Jeffrey Epstein passed the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Although the measure passed with near-unanimous support, it still faces several hurdles before becoming law and the files are finally released. Here's what could be next for the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The legislation now moves to the …
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The "Epstein Files," sealed for years and the object of frenzied speculation, are one step closer to being released to the public.
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