Overview
- After a successful discharge petition, the House is slated to vote Tuesday on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and Speaker Mike Johnson has pledged to bring it to the floor.
- Trump posted that Republicans should vote to release the files because “we have nothing to hide,” days after attacking Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, withdrawing his endorsement, and she says she has faced threats.
- Bill sponsors Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna predict dozens to more than 100 Republican votes, indicating likely House passage, though what happens in the Senate remains uncertain.
- More than 20,000 pages tied to Epstein have already been released by lawmakers, including emails that mention Trump; the White House has called the disclosures selectively leaked and noted that being named does not imply wrongdoing.
- Trump also said he directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate Epstein’s alleged connections to prominent Democrats.