Johnson says House will vote next week on whether to release Epstein files
Source: CNN Politics
Updated Nov 12, 2025, 6:57 PM ET
PUBLISHED Nov 12, 2025, 6:56 PM ET
Speaker Mike Johnson announced to reporters on Wednesday that he will put a bill compelling the Department of Justice to release all of its Jeffrey Epstein case files on the House floor next week earlier than expected.
Were going to put that on the floor for a full vote when we get back next week, Johnson said.
In the meantime Ill remind everybody the [House] Oversight Committee has been working around the clock on its own investigation, the speaker said.
Johnson is required to put the bill from Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna and GOP Rep. Thomas Massie on the floor soon, now that their discharge petition has reached 218 signatures.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/politics/epstein-files-house-vote
RELEASED FILES REFERENCE SO FAR HERE -
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220799449
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BOSSHOG
(44,111 posts)and after I get my orders from Stephen Miller on what Im to do and say. I do a very good job at being a spineless lying weasel with no integrity.
Javaman
(64,878 posts)lastlib
(27,101 posts)Weasels are noble beasts compared to the spineless Little Mikey! He is more like a jellyfish--spineless, gutless, heartless, brainless, floats with the currents, and feeds from the bottom.
BOSSHOG
(44,111 posts)Well done
Lifeafter70
(721 posts)Let them know we expect them to vote yes on releasing the epstein files.
BlueKota
(4,883 posts)She's got her head so far up tsf's ass, she will never get it unstuck.
Lifeafter70
(721 posts)She will have to go on record as protecting a pedophile.
Pisces
(6,140 posts)Jarqui
(10,783 posts)moniss
(8,372 posts)screwed up language/conditions that make it like a "poison pill" sort of thing in an effort to get enough votes to shoot it down.
karynnj
(60,671 posts)It should easily pass, though it may be a damned if you do, damned if you don't vote for Republicans. It will be interesting to see if Trump can influence most of them.
In some ways, taking the vote is the important thing - especially as it will be tough to override Trump's veto.
However, the effort is likely why the Democrats put out 3 emails. The Republican response to dump 10s of thousands will likely backfire. (Oddly the Republicans forget that in a gesture to transparency, Clinton asked the State Department to process for redactions and put all her emails online. This was done in monthly tranches and led to the email story resurfacing every month. This is one dump, but I would bet we will see a long series of Epstein articles. )
C_U_L8R
(48,521 posts)Hope they prove that wrong.
Javaman
(64,878 posts)I can guarantee you the repukes are dead men walking
The nation overwhelmingly wants these released and if they are not, I think that nation, collectively, will have a shit hemorrhage
Escape
(323 posts)....that they can't release the Epstein Files until the Republican Oversight Committee has concluded their investigation. (2028?)
gab13by13
(30,624 posts)Mikie Sherrill will still be seated, right?
If Johnson can stall until Christmas Mikie will be gone.
BumRushDaShow
(163,177 posts)Sherill was elected governor of NJ.
And if you are talking about Adelita Grijalva ((D-AZ), she was sworn in this afternoon! He can't stall too long per the Rules for discharge.
lastlib
(27,101 posts)She and Spanberger haven't resigned yet, to my knowledge, so they can still vote.
karynnj
(60,671 posts)Sherrill will be sworn in in January, but I don't know when she intends to resign. I think when she resigns might affect when the special election will be set.
BlueKota
(4,883 posts)I suppose.
Deuxcents
(24,741 posts)choie
(6,386 posts)No way is this going to be a clean vote. If it every happens.