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House votes overwhelmingly to force DOJ to release Jeffrey Epstein files

The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to force the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

It was the product of a months-long pressure campaign by Democrats and the bill's leaders, Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif.

Several of Epstein's survivors were present in the House chamber during the vote as well and appeared to erupt in cheers when the resolution passed.

All but one House lawmaker present in the chamber voted in favor of the bill, which passed 427 to 1. The lone "no" vote was Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., who posted on X shortly thereafter to explain his decision…READ MORE.

Speaker Mike Johnson and other House Republicans voted with Democrats to direct the DOJ to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein. (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images ; Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images; )

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Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., speaks alongside Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C.  (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

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