WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed legislation Wednesday that compels his administration to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, bowing to political pressure from his own party after initially resisting those efforts.
FILE - This photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein, March 28, 2017. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., leaves the U.S. Capitol after voting in favor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Lawmakers, Epstein survivors push for release of files before vote on bill
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., second from right, and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., right, react Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
A woman wears a pin Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Protesters hold signs Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., holds a folder Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., attends a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, on the Epstein Files Transparency Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speak to each other Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks to reporters Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, following a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., attends a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Posters hang on the doors of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's, R-Ga., office Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Reporters attempt to film Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, following a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
