"With Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) finally sworn into office last week after a 50-day delay, a House petition for a vote to release the files related to deceased convicted child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein had the 218 signatures needed to pass. For months, Trump has denounced the effort as a Democrat hoax and publicly berated any Republicans who supported it."
"Well, he got tired of us winning, and he decided to join us, replied Massie with a slight chuckle. Look, they could have done this four months ago, and instead, they fought us every bit of the way. Now they want to be on our side. We'll accept their support. Massie added that the bill's supporters were still a little bit suspicious of this sudden turn of events, so we'll keep an eye on things,"
"He did think that there would be a straight up or down vote on Tuesday on the language that he and Khanna had introduced, and expected it to be a very big voteatleast a veto-proof majority. Khanna agreed, saying Trump's changed position was because he can do math, and credited Massie for doing a great job rallying Republican support in defiance of Donald Trump."
Rep. Thomas Massie celebrated after President Trump reversed his opposition to a House vote to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein. Rep. Adelita Grijalva's swearing-in supplied the 218th signature needed for the petition to proceed. Trump had previously denounced the effort as a Democrat hoax and criticized Republicans who supported it, then posted on Truth Social urging House Republicans to vote to release the files. Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna said supporters remain cautious about the sudden reversal and expect a straight up-or-down vote on the language they introduced, anticipating a large, possibly veto-proof, majority while warning the Senate could try to obstruct the effort.
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