Pete Sessions commits to vote against discharge petition for Epstein files

Published September 2, 2025 11:57am ET



Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) said a discharge petition regarding the late convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein would be proof that Congress is “not working together.” 

“No, I will not vote for a discharge petition. The discharge petition is essentially when we‘re not working together, not when we are working together,” Sessions said Tuesday on CNN News Central. 

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