"The bill will now be transmitted to US president Donald Trump's desk as soon as it arrives to the Senate. Trump has said he'd sign the bill if Congress passed it, in a stark U-turn on his past position. Earlier, the Republican-controlled US House of Representatives voted almost unanimously to force the release of the files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an outcome US president Donald Trump had fought for months before ending his opposition."
"Before the vote, about two dozen survivors of Epstein's alleged abuse joined a trio of Democratic and Republican lawmakers outside the US Capitol to urge the release of the records. The women held photographs of their younger selves, the age at which they said they first encountered Epstein, a New York financier who fraternised with some of the most powerful men in the country. After the vote, they stood to applaud lawmakers from the House's public gallery, some of them crying and hugging each other."
The House voted 427-1 to pass a resolution forcing justice officials to release documents related to the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The bill will be transmitted to President Donald Trump and he has stated he will sign it after reversing earlier opposition. About two dozen survivors of Epstein's alleged abuse joined lawmakers outside the Capitol and held photographs of their younger selves to urge release of the records. The vote prompted emotional reactions from survivors who applauded lawmakers from the House gallery, with some crying and hugging. The matter produced intense political conflict within the Republican Party and public controversy over Epstein's ties and death.
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