US EditionCongress acts swiftly to force release of Epstein files, and Trump agrees to sign bill
The bill mandates Justice Department transparency with a 30-day deadline to release Epstein investigative files, allowing limited redactions to protect victims and ongoing probes.
- Nov. 18, 2025, U.S. Congress sent the Epstein Files Transparency Act to President Donald Trump after approval by both chambers, now awaiting his signature.
- After months of debate, lawmakers used a discharge petition and Rep. Adelita Grijalva's swearing-in last week provided the final signature needed to force a vote.
- The House of Representatives passed the bill 427-1 with five members absent, requiring Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Justice Department to release materials within 30 days and report withheld items within 15 days.
- President Donald Trump said he will sign the bill while denying substantive ties to Epstein, but questions persist that the Justice Department might withhold records under investigative exceptions.
- Many people could be named in the files, which show Epstein's ties to Trump, former President Bill Clinton, and Prince Andrew ; the bill exempts victim data but risks unintended consequences, despite a Justice Department internal review finding no 'client list'.
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The U.S. President resisted the publication for a long time. Now he bowed to the printing. The documents should be published within 30 days
Trump signs Epstein Files Transparency Act into law
President Donald Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law Wednesday, one day after the Senate passed the legislation by unanimous consent, requiring the Department of Justice to publicly release all unclassified records related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days. The House on Tuesday had voted 427 to 1 to pass the bill. Hours later, the Senate agreed to pass the legislation without recorded debate or a formal vote, allowing it to …
Donald Trump signed the Epstein Transparency of Records Act, which obliges the Department of Justice to publish all documents and records related to Jeffrey Epstein that are not classified. The bill had been approved by large bipartisan majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Read more]]>
What's next now that Pres. Trump has signed bill releasing the Epstein files
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed a bill to compel the Justice Department to make public its case files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a potentially far-reaching development in a yearslong push by survivors of Epstein’s abuse for a public reckoning. Both the House and Senate passed the bill this week with overwhelming margins after Trump reversed course on his monthslong opposition to the bill and indicated he w…
What’s next now that Trump has signed bill releasing the Epstein files
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., speaks to reporters on the steps of the U.S. Capitol after voting in favor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)(AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., speaks to reporters on the steps of the U.S. Capitol after voting in favor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nik…
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