House GOP blocks Dem maneuver to force release of Epstein files [View all]
Source: axios
4 hours ago - Andrew Solender
House Republicans on Monday night voted against attaching a Democratic amendment to landmark cryptocurrency legislation that would force the Justice Department to release the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Why it matters: It's the outcome Democrats anticipated, and one they plan to gleefully cite as President Trump continues to grapple with the MAGA fallout over the DOJ's handling of the documents.
"The question with Epstein is: Whose side are you on?" Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), the author of the Epstein measure, told Axios ahead of the vote.
"Are you on the side of the rich and powerful, or are you on the side of the people?" he said, promising to introduce the amendment "again and again and again."
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Read more: https://www.axios.com/2025/07/15/trump-epstein-khanna-doj-democrats-republicans
"The question with Epstein is: Whose side are you on?" Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), the author of the Epstein measure, told Axios ahead of the vote.
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Rep. Virginia Foxx, wearing a blue suit and putting her hands in front of her face while sitting at a wooden dais.
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