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

Published November 18, 2025 12:38pm ET



Republicans plan to vote on a bill to release the Epstein files on Tuesday afternoon after President Donald Trump changed his tune from aggressively campaigning against it despite continuing to claim that it is a distraction from Democrats.

Survivors of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein met on Capitol Hill on Tuesday morning after Trump essentially gave House Republicans the green light to vote for the full release of the files. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the GOP should do so “because we have nothing to hide.”

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