The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted unanimously to release all files related to the late Jeffrey Epstein.
The vote followed a near-unanimous House decision to approve the Epstein Transparency Act, which compels the Department of Justice to release the case files.
“The Senate just unanimously passed the House bill to release the Epstein Files tonight,” U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) said in a post on X. “I’ve been a longtime supporter of releasing the files and previously supported an amendment in the Senate requiring the Attorney General to submit a full report and findings to Congress.
She continued, “Jeffrey Epstein was a sick and twisted pedophile who is responsible for irreparable harm to countless victims—full stop. Today’s passage in both chambers of Congress was a historic step to ensuring justice for Epstein’s victims and transparency for the American people.”
Republicans have called for the disclosure of the files since Epstein's alleged suicide in August 2019. Recently, pressure had been mounting from both sides of the political aisle to publish the files, including from President Donald Trump, who again called for their release.
Before the vote on Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) said in an interview with Benny Johnson that “we’re going to need a bigger jail” once the files are released, implying that the information will lead to arrests for crimes related to Epstein, a convicted sex offender.
Once Trump signs the bill, the DOJ will have 30 days to produce the files. However, some sensitive information, “such as the personal information of victims and materials that would jeopardize an active federal investigation,” can be withheld.
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