Release of Epstein files gets go-ahead from US House
The U.S. House of Representatives has ended years of delay and voted overwhelmingly to require the Justice Department to make public its investigative files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
WASHINGTON, United States (MNTV) – The U.S. House of Representatives has ended years of delay and voted overwhelmingly to require the Justice Department to make public its investigative files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The House passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in a decisive 427–1 vote. The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration. Republican lawmaker Clay Higgins cast the sole “No” vote.
The vote was triggered by a discharge petition compelling House leadership to bring the measure to the floor. The petition crossed the 218-signature threshold last week after newly sworn-in Rep. Adelita Grijalva added her name.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday promised swift action on the House bill.
“Once the House passes the bill to release the Epstein files today, I will move for the Senate to immediately take it up and pass it — period,” Schumer said in a statement.
Earlier Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized Democrats for what he described as a politically driven effort to force congressional action on releasing the records.
“Democrats are trying to use the Epstein matter as a political weapon to distract from their own party’s failures, and in a desperate attempt, they’re trying to somehow tie President (Donald) Trump to the scandal. President Trump has nothing to do with it. He has said himself he has nothing to hide,” Johnson said.
Democrats countered that the matter should be nonpartisan and that lawmakers must unite against sexual predators. They noted that before his second term, Trump-aligned Republicans — and at times Trump himself — said the files should be released.
Ahead of the vote, a group of Epstein accusers gathered Tuesday on Capitol Hill to urge lawmakers to push forward legislation compelling the Trump administration to publicly release all government records related to Epstein.
Epstein was found dead in his New York City jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial. He had previously pleaded guilty and was convicted in 2008 of procuring a minor for prostitution.
His survivors continue to demand accountability, transparency, and legal support to confront their abusers and obtain justice.
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