Overview
- Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie lead the bipartisan discharge petition to force a vote to make unclassified Department of Justice Epstein records public.
- Johnson said, “If it hits 218, it comes to the floor,” while calling a forced vote unnecessary because the Oversight Committee is already releasing material.
- All Democrats and a small group of Republicans have signed the petition, and Grijalva is expected to provide the decisive 218th signature once sworn in.
- The House Oversight Committee says it has released roughly 43,000 pages and conducted interviews with Bill Barr and Alex Acosta, and it is seeking a deposition from Bill Clinton.
- Even if the House votes to release the files, the measure would still need Senate approval and the president’s signature to take effect.