Overview
- The House is scheduled to vote Tuesday on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which seeks to compel the Justice Department to make its Epstein records public.
- President Donald Trump reversed his stance and said he would support releasing the records and sign the bill if it reaches his desk, after previously denouncing the effort.
- Republicans are divided, with sponsor Thomas Massie saying he is "a little bit suspicious" of Trump's sudden shift as Democrats and several far-right members forced the vote via a discharge petition.
- Newly turned-over estate materials totaling more than 20,000 pages include Epstein emails that reference Trump, including a 2019 line that read, "Of course he knew about the girls."
- Even if the bill passes the House, it faces a 60-vote hurdle in the Senate, and experts warn many documents tied to active cases could be withheld or tied up in court for an extended period.