The Republican-led House is poised to vote Tuesday on forcing the Justice Department to release files on Jeffrey Epstein, after President Trump abruptly dropped his opposition and said he would sign the measure. The shift followed a discharge petition led by Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie and growing Republican support, with a unanimous House vote now possible. If passed, the bill heads to the Senate. As pressure mounted from survivors, activists, and recently released emails referencing Trump, he called the scandal a hoax, urged Republicans to stay on point, and ordered probes into Democrats' ties.
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