The House Rules Committee laid the groundwork for an eventual vote to call for release of the Epstein files, reflecting Republican uneasiness with the president’s refusal to divulge information from the investigation.

Reps. Thomas Massie (R., Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D., Calif.) are readying a petition to force a floor vote on legislation that would give Attorney General Pam Bondi 30 days to release files related to Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

The lawmaker’s comments underscore the divisions within the Republican Party over the files relating to Jeffrey Epstein.

A key House committee is looking into the investigation of the late Jeffrey Epstein for sex trafficking crimes.

Trump and his aides are staying silent to deflect criticism over his refusal to release Epstein investigation files, a senior official says.

The controversy over the Jeffrey Epstein files has now followed President Trump to Scotland. Staff Writers at The Atlantic Ashley Parker and Charlie Warzel, former Rep. Max Rose and Mark McKinnon, former advisor to George W.

Division between Republican lawmakers over the Jeffrey Epstein files continued to intensify even as President Donald Trump and his administration seeks to redirect scrutiny toward the president’s political foes and the 2016 election.