House Speaker Mike Johnson has announced that the House of Representatives will vote on releasing the Department of Justice's files related to Jeffrey Epstein case next week, bringing an end to weeks of speculation and delays.
The decision comes as a result of Johnson's earlier tactic of keeping the chamber closed during the government shutdown, which was seen by many as an attempt to sidestep the issue. However, with the House finally gathering, representatives forced the matter on the agenda, with Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva seizing the opportunity to have her signature sworn in.
Grijalva, the daughter of late Congressman Raul Grijalva, had waited 50 days for her swearing-in ceremony due to Johnson's delays. Her presence at the session was enough to trigger a floor vote on releasing the Epstein files, and she promptly threw her support behind the effort.
The development comes as new emails have been released revealing that former President Trump was aware of more details about Epstein's abuse than previously acknowledged. This has sparked outrage among House Democrats, who see the delay in releasing the files as an affront to their role as a check-and-balance on the administration.
"We can't wait any longer for justice," Grijalva stated. "It's time for Congress to take action and restore its role in holding this administration accountable." With a vote set for next week, the fate of the Epstein files hangs in the balance, and Democrats are eager to see the truth come to light.
The decision comes as a result of Johnson's earlier tactic of keeping the chamber closed during the government shutdown, which was seen by many as an attempt to sidestep the issue. However, with the House finally gathering, representatives forced the matter on the agenda, with Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva seizing the opportunity to have her signature sworn in.
Grijalva, the daughter of late Congressman Raul Grijalva, had waited 50 days for her swearing-in ceremony due to Johnson's delays. Her presence at the session was enough to trigger a floor vote on releasing the Epstein files, and she promptly threw her support behind the effort.
The development comes as new emails have been released revealing that former President Trump was aware of more details about Epstein's abuse than previously acknowledged. This has sparked outrage among House Democrats, who see the delay in releasing the files as an affront to their role as a check-and-balance on the administration.
"We can't wait any longer for justice," Grijalva stated. "It's time for Congress to take action and restore its role in holding this administration accountable." With a vote set for next week, the fate of the Epstein files hangs in the balance, and Democrats are eager to see the truth come to light.
think it's about time they get those files out... been wondering what was up with all the delays 
, and now we know Johnson was trying to stonewall it a bit 
. but Grijalva coming in and forcing it onto the agenda kinda shows some balls 
. Trump's involvement is also a big deal - didn't think he'd be aware of more Epstein abuse than reported 
. hope those files finally get released next week 
, can't wait to see what else comes out 
. Bring on next week's vote and let's see what really comes out of this 
she didn't take no for an answer even when her brother was still alive, and now she's taking it upon herself to make sure justice gets served. fingers crossed the house actually votes in favor next week 
. The whole thing has been a total mess since it started 
. It's crazy that it took an Arizona Dem like Adelita Grijalva to actually make some noise about this 
. And now, with these new emails coming out about Trump being in the loop... it's just getting wilder and wilder 
. I'm all for Congress doing its job and checking up on the admin 
. We need to know what was really going down behind closed doors 
. The fact that this has been delayed for so long is already super shady 
. Can't wait to see what happens next... hopefully some real answers come out of it 
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... i hope they're prepared for the fallout when those files come out though 
... it's not like this is going to be a simple matter of releasing some documents and moving on... there's gonna be a lot of fingers being pointed 
...
. I mean, we've all been waiting for answers for ages, right? 
And now that Arizona's Adelita Grijalva has finally gotten her swearing-in ceremony out of the way 
, I'm curious to see how it all goes down next week 
, and those House Democrats are not happy about being kept in the dark for so long 
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The Democrats are on to him and rightfully so, they want answers about what went down with Epstein and whether Trump was involved. I mean, we all know that guy has been dodging accountability for years 