Epstein files back in spotlight after midterms
Summary
Congress is expected to return to renewed efforts to release records related to Jeffrey Epstein. Rep. Thomas Massie says supporters will have enough signatures to force a vote on a second transparency bill, while Democrats say they plan investigations after taking control of the House in January.Key Facts
- Rep. Thomas Massie said he expects the effort to force a vote on a second Epstein Files Transparency Act to reach 218 signatures when the House returns.
- Rep. Ro Khanna said in September that supporters had secured enough commitments, but Speaker Mike Johnson sent the House home early.
- Massie and Khanna introduced the second bill in July.
- The bill would let state attorneys general, local prosecutors and victims sue the U.S. attorney general over alleged unlawful withholding or redaction of records, or failure to produce them.
- The bill would require the attorney general to provide certain unredacted documents to victims upon request.
- Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said Epstein-related matters would be one of four investigative priorities under Democratic leadership.
- Garcia said he had spoken with survivors interested in testifying before Congress.
- At least $70 million in television ads mentioning Epstein and allegations of child sexual abuse ran between Sept. 1 and Oct. 21, according to AdImpact data cited in the article.
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