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With Adelita Grijalva seated, Democrats push on Epstein files as Trump pressures Mace, Greene, Boebert

Grijalva’s signature brought the petition seeking a House vote on releasing Epstein-related records to 218 signatures.

With Adelita Grijalva seated, Democrats push on Epstein files as Trump pressures Mace, Greene, Boebert
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Newly seated Rep. Adelita Grijalva supplied the 218th signature on a petition seeking a House vote to release Justice Department records related to Jeffrey Epstein. The milestone sets procedural steps in motion and intensifies pressure on Republicans who have supported the petition.

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Representative who signed the Epstein-files discharge petition

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose administration was reported to have pressured Republican petition supporters

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Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Representative who filed and led the Epstein-files discharge petition

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Nancy Mace
R · SC-1

Representative who signed the Epstein-files discharge petition and was reportedly pressured over her support

Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker of the House who delayed Grijalva’s swearing-in and managed the House’s schedule

Robert Garcia
D · CA-42

Representative and top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Representative who signed the Epstein-files discharge petition and was reportedly pressured over her support

Raúl M. Grijalva
Former U.S. Representative (D-AZ)

Former Representative whose seat was filled by his daughter

Marjorie Taylor Greene
Former U.S. Representative (R-GA)

Representative who signed the Epstein-files discharge petition and was reportedly pressured over her support

House Minority Leader who filed a separate discharge petition on Affordable Care Act tax credits

White House press secretary who responded to emails referencing Trump

Ro Khanna
D · CA-17

Representative who has worked with Massie to press for attention to the Epstein files

Representative who led an earlier effort to allow proxy voting for recent congressional parents

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Adelita Grijalva Adds 218th Signature to Epstein Files Petition

Outlets agree that Adelita Grijalva supplied the 218th signature on a petition seeking a House vote on releasing Epstein-related files, clearing the way for the vote. Left-leaning outlets tie the petition to Grijalva’s delayed swearing-in and frame the release effort as politically consequential. Center outlets mostly emphasize the signature’s procedural effect and the next steps, while also reporting political disputes around the files. Right-leaning outlets similarly focus on the petition’s threshold and path toward a House vote.

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