The House almost unanimously voted to force the Justice Department to release the files of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with every House Republican, except one, supporting the measure.

Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie‘s (R-KY) bill passed the House Tuesday afternoon after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) spoke on the floor, where he called the vote was a “political exercise” for Democrats.

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