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Representative Clay Higgins of Louisiana cast the only no vote on a House bill to force the Justice Department to release the Epstein files, defying Speaker Mike Johnson’s expectation of unanimous Republican support. A senior Oversight Committee member and chair of its federal law enforcement panel, Higgins has backed the House’s Epstein inquiry and touted a subpoena seeking Justice Department records tied to Bill and Hillary Clinton. Known for promoting Jan. 6 conspiracy claims and other hard-right theories, he waited until most votes were in, then resolutely broke with his colleagues.

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