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Republicans given green light to vote for Epstein list: 'We're done with words'

Trump urged Republicans to support the release vote after previously calling the issue a political distraction.

Republicans given green light to vote for Epstein list: 'We're done with words'
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This article1 analysis · Oct 13, 2026
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House Republicans were expected to vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act after President Donald Trump said Republicans should support releasing the files. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie urged action, while the article describes divisions among Republicans and uncertainty over Senate action.

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Donald Trump R · President of the United States

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  • Readers of left-leaning coverage: 77% good look
  • Readers of right-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who changed his position and encouraged House Republicans to vote for releasing the files

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

Republican supporter of the discharge petition who publicly challenged Trump's criticism

Greene's version of this story ↗
Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Co-author and advocate for a House vote on the Epstein files bill

Massie's version of this story ↗
Ro Khanna
D · CA-17

Co-author of the Epstein Files Transparency Act and advocate for its passage

Khanna's version of this story ↗
Nancy Mace
R · SC-1

Representative who signed the discharge petition

Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

House Speaker who called the measure a political show vote

Representative who signed the discharge petition

John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate Majority Leader who could face pressure to schedule a vote

Representative whose swearing-in allowed the discharge petition to reach its signature threshold

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate Minority Leader who previously forced a procedural vote on the files

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Congress Passes Bill Requiring Release of Epstein Records

Congress passed a bill requiring the Justice Department to release Epstein-related files, with the House and Senate both approving it. Trump, who had opposed the effort, later urged Republicans to support it. Left-leaning outlets frame passage as overcoming resistance to disclosure and as a rebuke to Trump. Center outlets mainly track the votes and Trump's reversal, with some describing passage as a political rebuke. Right-leaning outlets foreground Trump's eventual backing and, in some articles, partisan conflict around the measure.

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