Overview
- Trump reversed his position, urged House Republicans to vote for publication, and told reporters he is “totally in favor” of signing a disclosure measure if Congress passes it.
- House Democrats released roughly 20,000 to 23,000 pages, including emails that reference Trump and suggest he spent hours with a victim, claims he rejects while labeling the push a Democratic “sham.”
- A petition backed by all House Democrats and a handful of Republicans secured the signatures to force a vote, signaling likely bipartisan passage despite earlier White House resistance.
- The DOJ and FBI have warned that further releases could compromise key witnesses, and the White House says it has already provided 50,000 pages and will not block congressional action.
- Epstein survivors pressed Congress to publish the full record, and attention intensified after video of Trump insulting a reporter over questions on the files circulated ahead of the vote.