"Yesterday evening, after some bloviating from the likes of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Van Heusen), and some general bipartisan posturing, the House of Representatives passed the Jeffrey Epstein Transparency Act by a vote of 4271. The lone vote against it was Rep. Clay Higgins, the wingnut loup garou from Louisiana. He had his reasons, of course, which he explained on Xwitter, that vast terrarium of lame-ass excuses."
"It abandons 250 years of criminal justice procedure in America. As written, this bill reveals and injures thousands of innocent people witnesses, people who provided alibis, family members, etc. If enacted in its current form, this type of broad reveal of criminal investigative files, released to a rabid media, will absolutely result in innocent people being hurt. Not by my vote."
The House of Representatives passed the Jeffrey Epstein Transparency Act by a vote of 427–1. Rep. Clay Higgins cast the lone opposing vote and argued the bill abandons 250 years of criminal justice procedure and would expose and injure thousands of innocent people, including witnesses, alibi providers, and family members. Higgins warned that broad release of investigative files to a rabid media would harm innocents and refused to support the bill unless the Senate amended it to protect privacy. The Oversight Committee has released over 60,000 pages from the Epstein case and intends continued document releases. Republican debate often focused on distancing the president, with Rep. Jim Jordan leading criticism.
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