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• Continued Reporting: Jeffrey Epstein Battle Set to Reignite in Congress
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Continued Reporting: Jeffrey Epstein Battle Set to Reignite in Congress
The Hill (O8/14, Brooks, Lillis) reported that the battle over Jeffrey Epstein in Congress is expected to reignite when
lawmakers return to Washington in September, with a bipartisan pair of lawmakers, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), planning to force a vote on releasing federal files related to Epstein. The House Rules
Committee and the House Oversight and Government Committee are likely to revisit the issue, which could create
new headaches for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and his leadership team. Court cases surrounding the fate of
Epstein's files could reach a resolution in the coming weeks, and lawmakers may call former government officials,
including former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to testify about the Epstein
investigation. The article noted that a number of Trump supporters who had fueled the conspiracy theories
surrounding Epstein — namely, that the government was concealing the files to shield powerful "elites" from
criminal charges — have since assumed positions of high power in the Trump administration, such as Director
Patel and Deputy Director Bongino.
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