Summary
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives decided to start their Christmas break early, one day before the Justice Department was set to release documents about Jeffrey Epstein. These documents are to be made public due to a law signed by President Trump.
Key Facts
- The U.S. House of Representatives began their Christmas recess a day earlier than planned.
- The decision to start the break early was announced by Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Democratic Whip Katherine Clark.
- The early recess was scheduled just before the release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.
- The documents are being released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
- President Donald Trump signed this act into law on November 19.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi was given 30 days to release all unclassified materials about Epstein.
- The release of the documents was part of efforts to increase transparency.
