Both chambers of Congress ordered the US Justice Department to make its records on sex offender financier Jeffrey Epstein public. The bill was fast-tracked by the Senate without a formal vote and was overwhelmingly adopted by the House of Representatives, 427-1.
The actions take place a few days after President Donald Trump changed his mind and asked Congress to vote to reveal the information in response to public criticism from a large number of his followers.
Following the release of over 20,000 pages of records last week, some of which mentioned the president, Trump and his connections to Epstein found themselves back in the news. The White House denied any misconduct.
The only member of the House who objected was Republican Clay Higgins of Louisiana, who expressed concern about “innocent people being hurt” by the information’s disclosure. Some in Washington were taken aback by Trump’s shift from criticizing Capitol Hill officials who demanded the files be made public to claiming he had “nothing to hide.
After opposing the release and aligning their message with the president for the previous few weeks, the Republican congressional leadership was taken by surprise. The movement to make the Epstein files public was frequently referred to as a “Democrat hoax” by House Speaker Mike Johnson.
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