Both Republicans and Democrats threw their support behind a bill on Tuesday that aims to compel the release of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, ending a months-long stand-off between Congress and the White House.
President Donald Trump, whose past association with the New York financier who died in federal custody in 2019 has sparked a flurry of speculation, had fought the release of the files for most of this year. On Sunday he suddenly changed course and endorsed the effort.
“We fought the president, the attorney general, the FBI director, the speaker of the House and the vice president to get this win,” Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said Tuesday morning at a news conference with Epstein survivors outside the Capitol. “They’re on our side today, though, so let’s give them some credit as well. They are finally on the side of justice.”
