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White House officials meet with Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert over push to release Epstein files

Boebert met with White House officials about the petition and said she was not pressured to withdraw her signature.

White House officials meet with Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert over push to release Epstein files
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White House officials met privately with Rep. Lauren Boebert about her signature on a petition seeking a House vote to release the Epstein files. Boebert denied being pressured and kept her name on the petition, which reached the 218-signature threshold that day.

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Colorado representative who met with White House officials and kept her signature on the discharge petition

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Nancy Mace
R · SC-1

Representative named as another Republican who signed the petition

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President, whom Boebert said did not pressure her

Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Representative named as another Republican who signed the petition

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

Representative named as another Republican who signed the petition

Arizona representative whose signature brought the petition to the required threshold

White House press secretary who acknowledged the meeting and commented on it at a briefing

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Boebert Maintains Support for Epstein Files Discharge Petition

Boebert kept her name on a petition seeking a House vote on releasing Epstein-related files after reports that Trump wanted her to withdraw. Left-leaning outlets frame her decision as resistance to Trump pressure, with some also scrutinizing her later posts. Center outlets focus on reported outreach, official responses and the petition’s path to a vote. Right-leaning outlets report that she kept her name on the petition while noting she said she felt no pressure.

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