Overview
- The bipartisan discharge petition reached 218 signatures after Rep. Adelita Grijalva was sworn in, setting a House vote next week on releasing additional Jeffrey Epstein case files.
- White House officials told reporters that Mace’s decision is a poor Republican primary strategy and suggested it could jeopardize her chances of securing President Trump’s endorsement.
- Trump and senior aides worked to get Republicans to withdraw their names, including an unsuccessful appeal to Rep. Lauren Boebert that included a meeting in the White House Situation Room.
- Mace has said she signed the petition because of her experience as a survivor of sexual assault and framed the move as an accountability measure for victims.
- Mace is competing in a crowded 2026 South Carolina GOP gubernatorial primary, where Trump’s backing is widely considered influential.