House Overwhelmingly Passes Epstein Files Bill-Survivors Applaud Passage

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The House voted 427–1 to require disclosure of government files related to Jeffrey Epstein after lawmakers forced a vote over GOP leadership’s objections. Trump reversed his opposition as the bill gained momentum, and survivors in the gallery cheered the result despite one dissent citing privacy concerns.

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

00:02The House passed legislation 427 to 1 to mandate disclosure of government files related to

00:08Jeffrey Epstein after Republicans joined Democrats to force a vote over GOP leadership's objections,

00:14according to The Wall Street Journal.

00:16Trump initially opposed the effort, calling it a hoax, then shifted to support the bill

00:21as it became clear it would pass.

00:23Survivors filled the galleries, cheered the result, and urged lawmakers to stop politicizing

00:28the issue.

00:29Representative Clay Higgins, Republican of Louisiana, cast the loan no vote, citing concerns

00:34over victim privacy.

00:36Backers argued the bill already protects victims through allowable redactions, while Massey

00:41dismissed privacy objections as a red herring, given survivor support, and said critics mainly

00:46fear public embarrassment.

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