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House votes to force Epstein files release — but Johnson urges Senate to ‘correct’ issues
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to compel the release of federal investigative materials on notorious sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) urged the Senate to “correct” the bill and provide “proper protections for the innocent.”
The measure, passed 427-1, would mandate the Department of Justice turn over all “unclassified records, documents, communications and investigative materials” — and all classified information to the maximum extent possible — within 30 days of becoming law.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was introduced by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), would also order Attorney General Pam Bondi to deliver a list of government officials and other “politically exposed persons” linked to Epstein within 15 days of receiving the president’s signature.