In a wildly lop-sided 427-1 vote, the House of Representatives voted today to approve a measure that would require the Department of Justice to release files regarding the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Today’s vote comes after Donald Trump did an abrupt reversal on Sunday and unexpectedly encouraged the House to vote in favor.
On Monday, Trump said in the Oval Office, “I’m all for it,” but continued his narrative it was a “hoax” that he didn’t want to “detract” from his party’s success.
During his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump explicitly stated he would declassify the Epstein files.
The House votes 427-1 to approve a measure that would require the Justice Department to release the Epstein files.
From NPR:
Trump’s support was a dramatic reversal on a measure that previously deeply divided the GOP and has caused immense fighting among some of Trump’s most ardent supporters.
The vote illustrates a rare win for Republicans willing to defy Trump, who has held a tight grip on the GOP-led Congress since his return to office.
Republicans who supported the measure said their party needed to make good on a campaign promise to release the files.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he expects the Senate will pass the bill to release DOJ files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as soon as today.
Republican Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana was the lone holdout in the House. He explained his position in a tweet saying he was focused on potential harm for “witnesses, people who provided alibis, family members, etc.”
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