"Vote comes after Trump U-Turn While the vote was initially opposed by US President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson, opposition from within his party prompted Trump to later reverse his position, calling on Republicans to vote to release the files. Critics of the president had accused him of attempting to block their release in a bid to conceal any potential references to him in the files. Trump has denied any wrongdoing and has urged his supporters to dismiss the matter as a "hoax.""
"Epstein died by suicide in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges in a federal sex trafficking investigation. He was previously convicted of soliciting prostitution with a girl under the age of 19. Last week, the House Oversight Committee released thousands of emails and documents obtained by subpoenaing Epstein's estate earlier this year. Trump's name appeared in a 2019 Epstein e-mail addressed to a journalist, in which the financier says Trump "knew about the girls.""
The House of Representatives approved a measure compelling the US Justice Department to release all documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, with near-unanimous support and one Republican dissent. The bill now advances to the Senate for final approval. President Trump initially opposed the release but reversed his position after pressure, urging Republicans to vote for disclosure; critics accused him of trying to block files to hide potential references to him. Trump denied wrongdoing and labeled the matter a "hoax." Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting federal sex-trafficking trial, and the Oversight Committee recently released thousands of subpoenaed emails and documents, including a 2019 e-mail in which Epstein wrote that Trump "knew about the girls."
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