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House Speaker Mike Johnson says House will vote on releasing Epstein files next week

Trump called the renewed focus on Epstein a hoax and denied wrongdoing, while the article recounts emails and competing accounts of his relationship with Epstein.

House Speaker Mike Johnson says House will vote on releasing Epstein files next week
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Speaker Mike Johnson said the House will vote next week on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files, after a bipartisan discharge petition reached the signatures needed to force a vote. The article also describes competing claims by Democrats, Republicans and the Trump administration over the files and references to President Trump.

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President responding to the release of Epstein-related emails

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Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker of the House announcing a planned floor vote

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James Comer
R · KY-1

House Oversight Committee chairman discussing the release of documents

Nancy Mace
R · SC-1

Republican representative who supported compelling release of the files and defended Trump

Attorney general whom Comer said he subpoenaed

Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Republican representative who co-led the discharge petition effort

Robert Garcia
D · CA-42

Democratic representative and ranking member of the House Oversight Committee calling for release of the files

Republican representative whom administration officials reportedly sought to persuade over the petition

Democratic representative who signed the discharge petition after being sworn in

Ilhan Omar
D · MN-5

Democratic representative calling for release of the files

White House press secretary responding to questions about Trump and the Epstein emails

Ro Khanna
D · CA-17

Democratic representative who co-led the discharge petition effort

ALSO MENTIONED  Jerry Nadler, Democratic representative calling for the public to receive the full truth

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Trump Reportedly Contacts Lawmakers as Epstein Files Petition Reaches 218

The petition reached 218 signatures, enough to force a House vote on releasing Epstein-related files, and articles report that Trump sought to persuade Republican lawmakers to withdraw their support. Left-leaning outlets portray Trump’s efforts as an attempt to prevent disclosure and connect the dispute to questions about his knowledge of Epstein. Center outlets largely focus on the petition’s progress and vote process, while also reporting Trump’s outreach and competing claims about the files. Right-leaning outlets pair the petition’s progress with Trump’s response, emphasizing either reported outreach to lawmakers or renewed questions about his past knowledge.

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