Trump Urges House GOP To Support Epstein Files, Reversing Position

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Trump shifted course and urged House Republicans to support releasing Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein after failing to stop a petition that triggered a vote. Lawmakers have already released thousands of Epstein emails referencing Trump and other prominent figures, though none were to or from him.

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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:02President Trump reversed course and told House Republicans to support a vote releasing Justice

00:07Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein after failing for months to dissuade them.

00:12According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump posted on social media that House Republicans

00:16should back releasing the Epstein files, claiming they have nothing to hide and that the issue is

00:21a democratic destruction. Trump failed to block a petition that reached 218 signatures and triggered

00:27a House vote on releasing Epstein-related files, even as he urged Republicans to resist and

00:32called for an investigation into Epstein's ties to prominent Democrats.

00:36House Oversight Committee lawmakers released more than 20,000 Epstein emails that referenced

00:41Trump and many prominent figures, though none were to or from Trump.

00:46Mentions in the emails involved a wide network of influential people and do not imply wrongdoing.

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